Former educator pleads guilty to more than 300 sex offenses

A former Australian childcare worker in his 40s has pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting dozens of children in his care for more than 20 years, ABC News Australia reported on Monday (September 2).

Originally from the Gold Coast, in the Brisbane region, Ashley Paul Griffith is being tried for a total of 307 cases of rape, sexual assault, production and distribution of child pornography, before a court in the city of Brisbane.

The acts he is accused of took place in several daycare centers between 2003 and 2022 in several cities in Australia, but also in Pisa, Italy, and concern approximately 60 children, reports Reuters.

According to the court, most of the victims were under 12 years old at the time the abuse was perpetrated, reports the BBC.