PRESS RELEASE
(Escambia County, Florida), Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announced that on November 14, 2024, Nathan Dale Toms was sentenced to serve twenty-five years in
state prison followed by lifetime sex offender probation and was designated as a Sexual Predator by Circuit Court Judge John Simon. Toms was sentenced after entering a plea straight up to the court on four
counts of Sexual Battery by a Person in Familial Authority.
This investigation arose from a report that Toms had inappropriately touched minor children that were in his custody. The abuse alleged took place between 2016 and 2023.
Prosecuting attorney, Ms. Carrie Gilmer stated, “Nathan Toms manipulated the victims and their family to gain trust and access to the victims. Hopefully, this sentence will bring some much-needed closure to
the victims.”
The investigation and arrest were conducted by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and Assistant State Attorney, Carrie Gilmer prosecuted this case on behalf of Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the
First Judicial Circuit of Florida. For further information, please contact Ms. Gilmer at 850-595-4500.
