Childcare Centre Pedophile Appeals Life Sentence

Childcare Centre Pedophile Appeals Life Sentence
Court sketch of Ashley Paul Griffith at sentencing in Brisbane District Court, Brisbane, Australia, Nov. 28, 2024. AAP Image/Pool, 7News Queensland
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One of Australia’s worst pedophiles is appealing his life sentence on the grounds it is “manifestly excessive.”

Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith, 46, was given a non-parole period of 27 years in October after pleading guilty to hundreds of sexual offences spanning almost 20 years.