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Ashley Paul Griffith to be extradited to NSW for trial
Ashley Paul Griffith, a former childcare worker, will be extradited from Queensland to New South Wales to face additional charges.
A Brisbane magistrate approved the extradition request, which Griffith’s lawyers did not oppose.
The request was made by the New South Wales attorney-general in July.
Griffith is serving a life sentence in Queensland after admitting offences against 69 girls at early learning centres in Brisbane and Italy over two decades.
The New South Wales case is separate from the offences for which he is already in prison.
No date has been set for his extradition.
He is expected to stand trial in New South Wales.
A Queensland magistrate has approved Ashley Paul Griffith’s extradition to New South Wales to face further charges.
Griffith is serving a life sentence in Queensland after admitting to offences against 69 girls.
The charges in New South Wales relate to around 180 offences involving children, according to Queensland Attorney-General Deb Frecklington.
Griffith’s lawyers did not oppose the extradition application.
No date has been set for his extradition.
- Who
- Ashley Paul Griffith, a former childcare worker serving a life sentence in Queensland.
- What
- His extradition to New South Wales has been approved so he can face further charges.
- When
- The Queensland magistrate approved the application on October 13, 2026. No extradition date has been set.
- Where
- The decision was made by a magistrate in Queensland; Griffith is to face charges in New South Wales.
- Why
- He faces additional charges relating to children in New South Wales.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Griffith lost an appeal against his Queensland life sentence.
The New South Wales Attorney-General made the application for Griffith’s extradition.
A Queensland magistrate accepted the extradition application.
- Queensland sentence
- Life in jail
- NSW charges
- Around 180, according to Deb Frecklington
- Victims in admitted offences
- 69 girls
- Extradition application
- Made by the NSW Attorney-General in July 2026
- Extradition date
- Not set
What people are saying
Very recently, in the last 20 minutes or so, the Magistrates Court of Queensland has determined to extradite Ashley Paul Griffith to New South Wales to, I understand, around 180 charges relating to children in New South Wales
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