CNN Producer Indicted On Three Counts

John Griffin, 44, is a father of three young children.

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He was just indicted with three counts of attempting to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity.

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In 2020, he convinced a mother to bring her 13-year-old daughter to his ski home in Vermont.

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He offered to provide her daughter with “sexual subservience” training.

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Authorities reported that “the daughter was directed to engage in, and did engage in, unlawful sexual activity.”

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He also offered another mother of a 14-year-old daughter a “virtual training session.”

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He allegedly instructed the pair to remove their clothing and touch each other.

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He faces a minimum of ten years in prison for each count.

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On his LinkedIn profile, Griffin boasts of working “shoulder-to-shoulder” with Chris Cuomo.

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