WARNING: SOME DETAILS IN THE INDICTMENT MAY BE DISTURBING
Former CNN senior producer John Griffin pleaded guilty to child sex offenses in federal court after being indicted a year ago, the Associated Press reported.
The federal government dropped two of three charges against Griffin as part of the plea deal. According to the AP, he “must pay full restitution to the victims, an amount to be determined by the court” and “has agreed to forfeit Tesla’s vehicle and electronics and to donate half of the proceeds from the sale of his vehicle.” “Recent Sale of Mercedes to Vermont House and Court Registry.
Griffin, 45, faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. His sentence is scheduled for March 2023.
A federal indictment has accused Stamford, Connecticut parents of forcing their seven-year-old daughter to have sex at a ski lodge in Vermont.
Accusations Against CNN Producer Accused of Exploiting Minors Use FALSE DETAILS
Longtime CNN senior producer John Griffin was arrested by the FBI on charges of gruesome sex crimes with nine-year-old girls.
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The CNN veteran was initially indicted by a Vermont grand jury on “three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to engage minors in unlawful sexual activity.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont wrote in a statement last December that Griffin “attempted to persuade parents to allow their daughters to be trained in sexual obedience.”
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“Later, Griffin transferred more than $3,000 in plane tickets to the mother so she and her 9-year-old daughter could fly from Nevada to Boston’s Logan Airport. The mother and child flew to Boston in July 2020, where Griffin picked them up. He took the Tesla and drove them drove him to his home in Ludlow, where his daughter allowed and engaged in illegal sexual activity,” the US Attorney’s Office in Vermont alleges.
CNN senior producer John Griffin was indicted by a Vermont grand jury on Friday on “three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to engage minors in unlawful sexual activity.”
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According to the unsealed indictment, Griffin said he believed that “any” woman has a “slutty whore” at her core and that “a woman is a woman no matter her age,” according to reports included in the indictment.
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Griffin sent a text message to the mother of two daughters, ages 9 and 13, which read: “One of the biggest lies in this society is that women are delicate innocent angels when they are actually, naturally, the dirtiest whores ANYWHERE possible. metric.”
The CNN producer also texted the mother, “When treated right, a woman is a woman no matter her age,” and urged the mother to make sure her 13-year-old daughter was “trained right.” encouraged.
CNN has fired senior producer John Griffin amid allegations of child sex trafficking.
(Connected)
The indictment alleges he “sexually trained girls as young as 7” and advised the mother that her 14-year-old daughter “would be a good candidate for such training.” He suggested that the training would begin via video chat, where he “planned to instruct a 14-year-old girl and her mother on how to undress and touch each other” and eventually lead to in-person meetings “find” and “c” announced that it will include z. –k worship.”
Griffin’s attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News’ requests for comment.
Griffin was a producer on CNN’s now-defunct morning program The New Day. He worked in the network for eight years. CNN fired him shortly after his arrest.
The former CNN producer was previously hit with a $15 million civil lawsuit by 9-year-old “Jane Doe.”
Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.