UK Nursery Worker Jailed 30 Years for R+ping Toddlers

 

A nursery worker who committed multiple s+xual offences against toddlers as young as two has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Nathan Bennett, 30, was last month found guilty of two counts of r+ping a child under 13, four counts of s+x¥al a§§ault of a child under 13 and two counts of s+x¥al a§§ault of a child under 13 by penetration. 

Prosecutor Virginia Cornwall described the disturbing case as “every parent’s nightmare.”

Bennett was ordered to serve at least 24 years in custody, followed by six years on licence.

The offences involved five boys aged between two and three years old and occurred at Partou King Street Nursery in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Bennett, from Corston near Bath, began working at the nursery in July 2024. Concerns about his behaviour were raised in February 2025 after complaints from parents and staff. 

His manager later reviewed CCTV footage which showed him behaving inappropriately with a child.

He was immediately sent home and later arrested by Avon and Somerset Police. The nursery eventually closed in December 2025.

During a four-day trial at Bristol Crown Court, staff told the jury Bennett would often keep certain toddlers on his lap for long periods and appeared “territorial” around them and their parents. 

One practitioner said he showed a “jealous attachment” to five children and would try to “take control of them.”

One mother told the court her son later demonstrated behaviour that suggested he had been ab¥sed at the nursery.

In addition to the eight charges he was convicted of, Bennett had earlier pleaded guilty to 13 other offences involving four of the children.

While sentencing him, Judge William Hart described Bennett as an “incorrigible and d@ngerous paedophile,” saying he prioritised his own s+x¥al gratification over the welfare and innocence of the children.

Families affected by the case said concerns about Bennett’s behaviour had been raised months before his arrest and believe some of the ab¥se might have been prevented if earlier action had been taken.