Michael James Callaghan, 71, known to pupils as Father James, was a housemaster at Ampleforth College in the 1990s when he allegedly used his position to groom and sexually abuse a boy. Denying all charges, he stood trial at Teesside Crown Court where a jury convicted him of 13 offences. He will be sentenced on June 19 and the judge warned him that custody was likely. He was bailed until then.placeholder image
Michael James Callaghan, 71, known to pupils as Father James, was a housemaster at Ampleforth College in the 1990s when he allegedly used his position to groom and sexually abuse a boy. Denying all charges, he stood trial at Teesside Crown Court where a jury convicted him of 13 offences. He will be sentenced on June 19 and the judge warned him that custody was likely. He was bailed until then. | WYP

The names and faces of 11 vicious criminals locked up in Leeds this week including pervert monk

Alex Grant
By Alex Grant

Senior Reporter

Published 25th May 2025, 16:30 GMT

Here are 11 of the vicious criminals who have been locked up in Leeds this week.

Their crimes include a pervert monk, who harboured fantasies for boys, and was found guilty of historic sex abuse at Ampleforth College.

Also sentenced this week was a criminal who ramraided Morrisons supermarkets and robbed a terrified business owner at knifepoint during a two-day spree.

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Read on below for the full round-up of criminals locked up in Leeds this week...

Andrejus Kotovas, 51, turned on a Wakefield police officer who had been called to assist after complaining he couldn’t breathe. He dragged her to the floor, sat astride her and told her he was going to kill her. He was jailed for 30 months at Leeds Crown Court having been found guilty of ABH and making threats to kill after a trial.

7. Andrejus Kotovas

Andrejus Kotovas, 51, turned on a Wakefield police officer who had been called to assist after complaining he couldn’t breathe. He dragged her to the floor, sat astride her and told her he was going to kill her. He was jailed for 30 months at Leeds Crown Court having been found guilty of ABH and making threats to kill after a trial. | WYP

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Gavin Forber, 48, ramraided Morrisons supermarkets and robbed a terrified business owner at knifepoint during a two-day spree. He also broke into a home while a couple slept upstairs and later led police on a high-speed chase with a car he had taken in the burglary. He was jailed for seven years at Leeds Crown Court, along with a six-and-half-year driving ban.

8. Gavin Forber

Gavin Forber, 48, ramraided Morrisons supermarkets and robbed a terrified business owner at knifepoint during a two-day spree. He also broke into a home while a couple slept upstairs and later led police on a high-speed chase with a car he had taken in the burglary. He was jailed for seven years at Leeds Crown Court, along with a six-and-half-year driving ban. | WYP

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Gun-toting cyclist Mohammed Shakeel Malik, 19, has been handed a jail sentence of more than 18 years after he shot a man in the chest on Stainbeck Road, Meanwood, in revenge for an earlier altercation. The victim, a 27-year-old man, had been rushed to hospital for emergency treatment but was released days later. He later declined to co-operate with the authorities.

9. Mohammed Shakeel Malik

Gun-toting cyclist Mohammed Shakeel Malik, 19, has been handed a jail sentence of more than 18 years after he shot a man in the chest on Stainbeck Road, Meanwood, in revenge for an earlier altercation. The victim, a 27-year-old man, had been rushed to hospital for emergency treatment but was released days later. He later declined to co-operate with the authorities. | WYP

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Mohammed Uddin, 21, kidnapped his ex partner in Roundhay Park. He dragged her into his car in Roundhay Park when she tried to walk away. The woman eventually persuaded him to stop and let her go to the toilet in a McDonald’s restaurant when she able to raise the alarm with staff. Uddin was jailed for three years and given a 10-year restraining order.

10. Mohammed Uddin

Mohammed Uddin, 21, kidnapped his ex partner in Roundhay Park. He dragged her into his car in Roundhay Park when she tried to walk away. The woman eventually persuaded him to stop and let her go to the toilet in a McDonald’s restaurant when she able to raise the alarm with staff. Uddin was jailed for three years and given a 10-year restraining order. | WYP

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Wayne Johnston, 33, threw his girlfriend down the stairs in a drunken rage and later threatened more violence if she went to the authorities. He was jailed for 51 months this week was jailed this week after pleading guilty to charges of intimidation and Section 18 GBH with intent. The judge also gave him a 10-year restraining order to keep him away from his former partner.

11. Wayne Johnston

Wayne Johnston, 33, threw his girlfriend down the stairs in a drunken rage and later threatened more violence if she went to the authorities. He was jailed for 51 months this week was jailed this week after pleading guilty to charges of intimidation and Section 18 GBH with intent. The judge also gave him a 10-year restraining order to keep him away from his former partner. | WYP

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