Federal investigators say that CNN senior producer John Griffin trained girls as young as 7 to be "sexually submissive."
Griffin was arrested on Friday after a federal grand jury indicted him on "three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity.”
Griffin had worked at CNN since April 2013.He most recently worked on Chris Cuomo’s show.
“CNN was quick to terminate and distance itself from Griffin, who spent eight years at the network. He was arrested by the FBI on Friday and accused of grooming young girls for sex. Griffin’s arrest was the latest in a string of bad news for CNN, including the suspension and eventual termination of top-rated anchor Chris Cuomo for his involvement in aiding his brother, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, fend off harassment allegations.
“The charges against Mr. Griffin are deeply disturbing. We learned of his arrest Friday afternoon and terminated his employment Monday,” a representative for the network said on Tuesday...
Griffin was arraigned on the sex trafficking indictment in Vermont. Griffin is charged with three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity.