Ashley Paul Griffith, described as Australia’s worst paedophile, was extradited to NSW to face 202 child sexual offence charges. Queensland Corrections Minister Laura Gerber said the 48-year-old was taken across the border into NSW on Wednesday. Griffith had previously been jailed for life in Queensland in November 2024 after pleading guilty to more than 300 child sexual offences against nearly 70 victims. He was shown publicly for the first time in more than four years as part of the prisoner transfer video released by Queensland Corrective Services. The video shows Griffith wearing a green prison tracksuit as he is escorted through the maximum security unit at Wolston Correctional Centre in Wacol, south west of Brisbane. Griffith is then moved in a cage built into the back of an unmarked van before being handed to authorities at Tweed Heads, with the handover taking place at 8am. Gerber rejected suggestions he should be transported by private jet, saying he would be moved by road transport. Victims’ supporters shouted insults at Griffith in court during an earlier decision approving the transfer, after a failed attempt in June to reduce his Queensland sentence. Griffith has also been charged in NSW with 202 child sexual offences, allegedly committed against 23 girls as young as 10 at a Sydney childcare centre between 2014 and 2017. He was brought from Queensland’s maximum security prison and was transferred to NSW custody to face the new charges.