'Evil' paedophile jailed for 24 years after abuse of five children at Bristol nursery
Judge describes Nathan Bennett as ‘incorrigible and dangerous’ over string of offences including rape
TL;DR
- Nathan Bennett, 30, was sentenced to 24 years in custody and a six-year extended licence for abusing five children at a Bristol nursery.
- The judge called Bennett "evil" and "incorrigible and dangerous," expressing difficulty in assessing his future risk to children.
- Bennett gained the trust of two- and three-year-old boys before abusing them, sometimes in front of others.
- Parents had raised concerns about Bennett's behavior in the six months before his arrest in February 2025, when he was caught on CCTV by a nursery manager.
- Families stated that the sentence does not compensate for the harm caused and that earlier action on their concerns could have prevented some abuse.
- The nursery group Partou has stated they have strengthened safeguarding measures, including increased training, policy revisions, and expanded CCTV use.