Nursery worker jailed for 24 years for raping and abusing children in his care

An ‘evil’ nursery worker has been sentenced to 24 years for raping and abusing young children in his care.

Nathan Bennett, 30, was convicted of two counts of rape, four counts of sexual assault and two counts of assault by penetration.

The charges related to five boys aged between two and three years old at the Partou King Street Nursery in Bristol.

Bennett previously admitted 13 other sexual offense charges relating to four of the youngsters.

He was hired at the nursery in 2024 before being arrested less than a year later when CCTV captured him putting his hands down a child’s trousers.

Judge Hart today described him as ‘evil’ and an ‘incorrigible and dangerous paedophile’.

He ‘prioritised sexual satisfaction over the well-being of children’, the judge added as Bennett rocked back and forth.

The judge said: ‘Because sexual interest in such very young children is thankfully very uncommon, I find it impossible to predict how long you will remain such a danger.’

He added: ‘Even if some of the children have no memory of what happened, the parents will never forget.

‘The victim impact statements speak of their torment and how their lives have been contaminated by what you did.’

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