Judge’s full sentencing remarkspublished at 13:02 GMT
Judge
William Hart described Nathan Bennett as an “incorrigible and dangerous
paedophile” as he sentenced him at Bristol Crown Court.
“Watching,
as we did in this trial, the closed circuit television footage of the little
children at King Street Nursery running around and playing brings a smile to
the face of any decent person and any parent… happy, innocent toddlers in a
secure setting,” the judge said.
“But
the children we see were not secure.
“They
were at risk because unknown to staff and parents you were lurking ready to
abuse them and to pollute their innocence with your own vile desires.
“Nathan
Bennett, having presided over your trial and having heard and seen the evidence
upon which you were convicted, I am unhesitatingly driven to the conclusion
that you are an incorrigible and dangerous paedophile with an uncontrollable
and ungovernable sexual interest in male toddlers.
“Not
only the evidence against you, but your own evidence at trial and your
presentation leads me to that conclusion.
“I find
it impossible to predict for how long you will remain such a danger.”
The
judge added: “The simple fact of the matter though is that you prioritised your
own sexual satisfaction over the welfare of these little children and that was
due to your grossly distorted thinking and a degree of, to use an old fashioned
word, evil.”
Judge Hart also placed Bennett on the sex offenders’ register for life and made subject of an
indefinite sexual harm prevention order.
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I find it impossible to predict for how long you will remain such a danger
Judge William Hart
