Pedophile’s whistleblowing coworker facing hacking charges

A whistleblowing colleague of Australia’s worst alleged pedophile will face court in November charged with computer hacking after she spoke out about the police handling of the case.

Child care centre whistleblower Yolanda Maria Borucki. Picture: Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire

A whistleblowing colleague of Australia’s worst alleged pedophile will face court in November charged with computer hacking after she spoke out about the police handling of the case.

Yolanda Borucki, 60, was the manager of a childcare centre chain when she allegedly saw the then-employee Ashley Paul Griffith kissing a child. She made a report to the Queensland Police, but the investigation did not proceed due to a lack of information. Griffith was back at work within weeks.

In August 2023 her home was raided by detectives from Task Force Argos – ­responsible for investigating ­online child exploitation and abuse – who alleged Ms Borucki ­“illegally accessed confidential documents relating to her ­former employment at a ­Brisbane childcare centre” and distributed the material to “other persons”.

Court sketch of Ashley Paul Griffith from the Brisbane district court. Illustration: Scott Breton / Newswire

Ashley Paul Griffith is facing more than 1600 charges.

She was charged with one count of computer hacking to cause detriment greater than $5000 after a complaint was made by the Uniting Church that she had distributed confidential documents.

It occurred just weeks after the Australian Federal Police announced Griffith’s extensive list of more than 1,632 charged, which have since been reduced to just over 300.

Ms Borucki confirmed to The Australian that her matter was still before the courts but declined to comment on Griffith’s plea of guilty to all charges against him.

“My case is still going. I can’t comment on anything yet, unfortunately,” she said.

Her matter will next appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court for a hearing on November 25.