Pedophile Receives Life Sentence After Pleading Guilty to 300 Offences

Ashley Paul Griffith worked in childcare centres in Queensland, Australia where he assaulted his young victims.

Police attend a crime scene in the suburb of Manoora in Cairns, Australia, on Dec. 19, 2014. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

One of Australia’s worst pedophiles has been jailed for life for hundreds of sex offences he committed over the course of 19 years while working in childcare centres.

Ashley Paul Griffith, 46, returned to the dock in Brisbane District Court on Friday for the completion of his sentencing hearing.