Police ignored allegations against Queensland paedophile 13 years before his arrest, mother claims

Investigation launched over claims Brisbane woman’s complaints about childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith were dismissed

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An investigation has been launched after a mother claimed her complaints about one of Australia’s worst paedophiles were dismissed more than a decade before his arrest.

Former childcare worker Ashley Paul Griffith, 46, received a life sentence in October after pleading guilty to hundreds of sex offences spanning almost 20 years.

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