A convicted sex offender who forced his way into a Niagara elementary school and sexually assaulted staff members has been sentenced to five years behind bars.

Nathan Peddle appeared in Ontario Court of Justice in St. Catharines Monday for sentencing on three counts of sexual assault.

A risk assessment report submitted to court described the 29-year-old man as being a “very high risk” to reoffend.

On Nov. 13, 2024, court was told, a 15-year-old girl was standing outside Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Elementary School in Thorold when she was approached by the offender, who grabbed her buttocks.

He then went to the Collier Road school’s outdoor daycare area where an employee was supervising four young children.

The employee was able get the children inside the school, court had heard prev

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