by Nicole Silverio, The Daily Caller:
A former CNN producer pleaded guilty in federal court Monday of using interstate commerce to coerce a 9-year-old girl into engaging in sexual acts with him, the Associated Press reported.
John Griffin, 45, allegedly convinced a woman he met on a website to bring her child to his ski home in Ludlow, Vermont, to engage in sexual acts in 2020, the Associated Press reported. He allegedly paid the woman to fly from Nevada to Logan Airport in Boston, where he then picked them up and drove them to his Vermont residence.
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Authorities arrested Griffin on December 10, 2021, on three counts related to child sex charges, the outlet reported. He initially pleaded not guilty to all three counts, though the federal government recently dropped two of the charges.
Griffin worked for CNN for eight years as a producer for the now-cancelled program, “New Day,” according to his LinkedIn profile. The network fired him following his arrest, AP reported.
VT: CNN producer, John Griffin, 45, pleads guilty to child sex charge in deal.
Using interstate commerce to entice and coerce a 9-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity at his Vermont ski house.https://t.co/djBOF1lTeb
— Dalton (@DaltonReport) December 13, 2022
He currently faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life imprisonment pending his March 20, 2023, sentencing. He further faces up to $250,000 in fines to his victims and has agreed to forfeit his Tesla vehicle and electronic items and profits from the sale of his Vermont home, AP reported.
