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Abuse hurled at notorious paedophile Ashley Griffith as an extradition order to face 180 more charges is granted: 'Rot! Brimstone!'

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Martinich, R., & Stafford, A. (2026, October 13). Abuse hurled at notorious paedophile Ashley Griffith as an extradition order to face 180 more charges is granted: 'Rot! Brimstone!'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16204351/Queensland-paedophile-Ashley-Griffith-extradition-approval.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-13 · by Rex Martinich, Andrew Stafford
Content note This article describes abuse of a child and sexual violence.

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In Brisbane Magistrates Court, a victim supporter verbally abused notorious paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith as an extradition order was granted for him to face additional charges in New South Wales. Griffith, currently serving life with a non-parole period of 27 years after pleading guilty to 307 child sexual offenses in Queensland, will now also be tried on 180 more charges related to incidents between 2014 and 2017 involving 23 girls at a Sydney childcare center. The article reports the supporter's outburst of anger towards Griffith, who appeared impassive during the hearing.
Written by AI on 2026-10-13, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Ashley Paul Griffith, a former childcare worker serving life in jail in Queensland after admitting to sexually abusing 69 girls over two decades at early learning centers in Brisbane and Italy, will be extradited to face additional charges in New South Wales (NSW). A Brisbane magistrate approved the extradition on July 13, following an application by the NSW attorney-general, Michael Daley. Griffith faces around 180 charges involving 23 girls at a childcare center in Sydney between 2014 and 2017. At his hearing, a victim supporter yelled "rot! brimstone! burn!" expressing anger towards Griffith, who appeared impassive during the proceedings.

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Rex Martinich
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Australia Brisbane NSW Queensland Sydney

Subjects

Griffith PERSON · 7× Queensland GPE · 5× NSW GPE · 4× Ashley Paul Griffith PERSON · 3× Ashley PERSON · 1× Australia GPE · 1× Belinda Merrin PERSON · 1× Brisbane GPE · 1× Michael Daley PERSON · 1× Sydney GPE · 1×

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A victim supporter vented her fury at former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith, 48, in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday, screaming: 'Rot! Rot! Fire! Brimstone! Burn!' Griffith was jailed for life with a non-parole period of 27 years in Queensland in November 2024 after pleading guilty to 307 child sexual offences.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

One of Australia's most notorious paedophiles has had abuse hurled at him in court after a move interstate to face almost 200 more charges was approved. asserted
move → have → charges
A victim supporter vented her fury at former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith, 48, in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday, screaming: 'Rot! Rot! Fire! Brimstone! Burn!' Griffith was jailed for life with a non-parole period of 27 years in Queensland in November 2024 after pleading guilty to 307 child sexual offences. asserted
Griffith → vent → offences
He has also been charged in NSW with 180 child sexual offences allegedly committed against 23 girls at a childcare centre in Sydney between 2014 and 2017. uncertain
He → charge → 2014
The victim supporter yelled 'get f***ed Ashley' and 'disgusting piece of feral flesh' as Griffith was led from the court after the application for his transfer to NSW was granted by Magistrate Belinda Merrin. asserted
application → yell → Merrin
A thin Griffith wearing an ill-fitting green hooded jacket and thongs appeared impassive throughout the hearing. asserted
Griffith → wear → hearing
The magistrate was told an application had been filed on July 13 on behalf of the NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley. asserted
application → tell → General
That followed an application on June 26 by Queensland Attorney-General Deb Frecklington, who had unsuccessfully asked for the transfer to be fast-tracked. asserted
transfer → follow → Frecklington
Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith, 48, faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to 307 child sexual offences A victim supporter hurled abuse at Ashley Paul Griffith above) in court on Tuesday The application was not opposed by Griffith's barrister Matt Black. asserted
application → face → barrister
The path for Griffith to be transferred to face the NSW charges was cleared in June after his appeal against the severity of his Queensland sentence was dismissed. asserted
appeal → transfer → sentence
Ms Merrin did not specify a date or time for Griffith's transfer. asserted
Merrin → specify → transfer
Throughout two decades of preying on children in Queensland, Griffith filmed all but one of his victims, building a vast cache of abuse he shared online. asserted
he → prey → abuse
When detectives raided his Gold Coast home in 2022, they seized more than 4000 child abuse images and videos documenting much of his offending. asserted
they → raid → offending
The offences related to 65 victims aged between one and nine, including 28 rapes of pre-school-aged girls in Queensland childcare centres. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028 Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (for people aged 5 to 25) asserted
offences → relate → people
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