Their crimes include a fairground worker who groomed a child on Snapchat before taking her to a field to have sex with her, and a vile toddler rapist who was told he had caused “permanent” psychological harm to his three-year-old victim.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during January 2026, was an international footballer found guilty of raping a woman in the toilet of a Leeds flat.
Here are the names and faces of 53 criminals who were locked up by judges last month...
7. Nguyen-Van, Khamh, Tung and Phan
Tuan Nguyen-Van, Vho Khamh, Pham Khac Tung and Tai Phan were jailed after admitting producing cannabis worth up to £1 million. Northern Power alerted the police that around £4,000 worth of electricity was being used at a property in Pudsey. Khamh and Tung received 32 months, with Nguyen-Ven and Phan receiving 27 months. All four are liable for deportation after serving their sentence. | WYP / YEP / Submitted
8. Nadil Ahmed
Restaurant worker Nadil Ahmed was jailed for 28 months after he admitted two counts of dealing in Class A drugs and one of dealing in Class B. The 26-year-old, who had no previous convictions before being stopped and searched by police, told Leeds Crown Court he was “foolish” for dealing in drugs, but did it out of a “necessity” to earn money. | WYP / YEP
9. Jonathon Clarke
Jonathon Clarke, 34, was jailed for 24 months and given a five-year ban from keeping dogs after admitting repeated attacks on his partner, plus kicking and punching their family dog in the street after it escaped. Clarke gave a no-comment interview to police after his arrest but later admitted three counts of ABH, one of strangulation and one of cruelty to an animal. | WYP / YEP
10. Bradley Reynolds
Known thief Bradley Reynolds lunged at staff after they tried to stop him stealing rump steaks and confectionery from the Asda store on Harehills Lane. The 32-year-old then pulled a chisel from his trousers and used it to smash two windows of the shop in retaliation. Judge Tahir Khan KC told Reynolds sentenced him to a total of 13 months after activating 10 months of a previous suspended sentence. | WYP / Google Maps
11. Ras Diamond Jnr
International footballer Ras Diamond Jnr was jailed for six years and put on the sex offender register for life after being found guilty at trial of raping a woman in the toilet of a Leeds flat after ignoring her pleas for him to stop. The 27-year-old has played for the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean and for Selby Town FC, Harrogate Railway FC and Yorkshire Amateur AFC. | WYP
12. Jay Shah
Jay Shah has been jailed for four years after he used relaxed cannabis laws in Thailand to import kilogrammes of the drug into the UK. He had more than 50 suspected customers and boasted about having an 80% success rate of successfully delivering packages. The 25-year-old was eventually arrested from his address on Stonegate Road, Meanwood, in July last year, when his phone was seized and it was found he was chatting to around 50 “customers”. | WYP / Getty