WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENTJohn Griffin, the longtime CNN producer fired last month over child trafficking allegations, has been named in a Connecticut civil lawsuit alleging "despicable acts" of "horrific sexual abuse" and exploitation. Criminally, Griffin faces one trafficking charge along with two counts of attempted trafficking in federal court in Vermont after allegedly soliciting parents with underage children. FORMER FBI WHISTLEBLOWER BLASTS DELAY BEFORE LONGTIME CNN PRODUCER JOHN GRIFFIN'S CHILD TRAFFICKING ARRESTBetween April and July 2020, Griffin allegedly invited three women and their underage daughters over "for the purposes of sexual training," according to the federal indictment. Shortly after the woman's arrest in August 2020, federal investigators seized electronics and storage devices belonging to Griffin. MOTHER OF CHILD ALLEGEDLY ABUSED BY CNN PRODUCER JOHN GRIFFIN IS OUTRAGED BY DELAYED ARREST"Prior to his arrest and indictment, we had no knowledge about the case," a CNN spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

Source: CNN January 11, 2022 05:03 UTC