- Jeremy Forrest, who fled to France with his student, now works as a baker in Kent
- He had served three years in prison for kidnapping and sex crimes
- Forrest has now remarried and lives in a £500,000 three-bed house
A pedophile former teacher who was jailed for fleeing the country with a teenage student, sparking an international manhunt, now works as a baker and has remarried.
Jeremy Forrest, 40, spent three years in prison for kidnapping and having sex with a 15-year-old. He fled to France with the student in 2012, but was arrested after eight days.
The former music teacher now works as a head baker at a traditional bakery and as the frontman of a rock band. He has also remarried and goes by the name Jeremy Buonocore, according to a report in The sun.
Forrest was photographed earlier this week leaving his new job in Kent wearing a baker’s outfit. The Aberdeenshire-born ex-con had worked as a chef during his time behind bars at Ashfield prison.
Forrest has a short biography on the bakery’s website, which does not mention his teaching career or his time in prison, but notes that he spent most of his working life in the family bakery.
Jeremy Forrest was photographed in Kent earlier this week carrying a Primark bag and wearing a baker’s uniform
Forrest was found guilty at Lewes Crown Court in Lewes, East Sussex, of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl whom he took to France when their sexual affair was about to be exposed.
A brief biography of Forrest on the artisan bakery’s website made no mention of his time in prison, saying he had spent most of his working life in a “family bakery.”
“Jeremy moved to Kent after previously living in London, where he spent most of his working life in his family’s bakery,” the biography reads, with a photo of him in the kitchen.
“He is proudly a fifth-generation baker and learns everything he knows from the experienced bakers who have passed on their proven methods.”
Forrest was promoted to head baker in May 2022 for his “extraordinary passion for sourdough, hard work and dedication.”
“He continues to learn about the process, care and attention it takes to make the perfect bread.”
‘Jeremy loves his dogs and singing – he plays guitar and sings in a band that plays regular gigs!’
Forrest has expanded the collection of tattoos on his arms and hands and, according to the biography on the bakery’s website, fronts a rock band at night
Forrest was arrested after being recognized by a bartender in Bordeaux to whom he presented his photo resume
“Jeremy loves his dogs and singing songs – he plays guitar and sings in a band that performs regularly,” reads the biography of the bakery where he now works.
Forrest abandoned his then-wife when he fled to France with a student, sparking an international manhunt until they were apprehended eight days later.
Forrest was arrested after being recognized by a bartender in Bordeaux to whom he presented his photo resume.
He was convicted of child abduction at Lewes Crown Court and faced counts of sexual activity with a child. He signed the sex offenders register for life.
The Sun claimed he was now living in Kent in a £500,000 three-bedroom house.