Overview
- The Child Death Review Board report, released Monday, concludes Ashley Paul Griffith could have been detected and disrupted earlier due to systemic failures across agencies and employers.
- Investigators identified more than 18 points over nearly two decades when he could have been discovered or stopped, including five missed opportunities.
- The report says at least three, and up to five, incidents should have triggered reportable conduct cases to the Queensland Family and Child Commission.
- Examples include two occasions between 2018 and 2022 when Griffith was seen kissing girls in his care and a June 2022 complaint that did not prompt police interviews or regulatory investigation.
- The review found the blue card system operated as designed yet failed to alert employers to risk, while centres acted in isolation without escalation, adequate records, or reference checks, and Griffith was ultimately caught only after uploading abuse material from Italy.