The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Warning: Distressing Notorious pedophile Ashley Paul Griffith has been hit with more than 200 child…
“Australia’s worst paedophile”, Ashley Paul Griffith, has been charged with more than 200 child abuse offences in NSW after being extradited from Queensland this week. The 48-year-old was jailed for life in Queensland in November 2024 after he pleaded guilty to more…
Days after being extradited to NSW, a pedophile already sentenced to life in prison has been charged with a string of extra child abuse offences including rape.
October 30, 2026 — 10:46am A notorious paedophile and former childcare worker has been charged with more than 200 child abuse offences against 23 children in Sydney’s inner west, following a lengthy investigation by NSW Police and the AFP. Queensland man Ashley Paul Griffith, 48, was arrested…
A jury has found a Springfield man guilty on six child rape charges in connection with raping a 12-year-old, Hampden County prosecutors announced Wednesday. On Oct. 7, Ismael Freytes-Rodriguez, 39, was convicted on three counts of aggravated rape and abuse of a…
Online Safety Commission says legal authority, implementation costs and the scope of any restrictions remain under review, with questions over whether social media could be affected. Wednesday 28 October 2026 | 05:00 The proposed blocking of pornography websites in Fiji remains under discussion, with…
An investigation into possible misconduct at a northwest Georgia high school has led to an arrest, according to the sheriffâs Office. Georgia high school principal arrested DADE COUNTY, Ga. â An investigation into possible misconduct at a northwest Georgia…
Troopers say Brian K. McCort, 31, also had an active warrant out of Pennsylvania A Commack man was charged with 15 felony counts tied to child sexual abuse material, state police said Thursday. Brian McCort, 31, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Suffolk First District…
A West Mifflin man was arrested Thursday on dozens of child pornography charges — counts similar to those that sent him to federal prison five years ago. The state Attorney General’s Office charged Scott Kaercher, 34, in September with 35 felony counts of…
A Hastings man was sentenced Monday in Adams County District Court in connection with a 15-month-old girl who was discovered sitting in a roadside ditch in October of 2025. A woman was arrested after police say she drove through a fence…
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