A former childcare worker has pleaded guilty to 307 child abuse offences in a Queensland court.
Gold Coast man Ashley Paul Griffith was arrested in 2022, and charged with abusing multiple children in Brisbane, Sydney, and Italy.
The 46-year-old man pleaded guilty at Brisbane District Court earlier today.
Charges
Griffith worked at a series of childcare centres from 2007 until he was arrested in August 2022 on two charges relating to child exploitation material.
Following an investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Griffith was then charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences against 91 children.
The offences included the rape of children under the age of 10.
Guilty plea
The AFP has since dropped many of the charges against Griffith.
The former childcare worker pleaded guilty to child abuse offences committed while working at centres in Queensland.
Griffith also admitted to sharing child abuse material to devices in Italy.
The judge has yet to set a date for sentencing. Griffith did not apply for bail.
