Their crimes include a former Leeds police officer who was jailed after admitting sexual assault and misconduct in public office.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week, was a man who murdered his partner in a “ferocious and frenzied” drunken rage after she told him that she would leave him.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals locked up in Leeds this week...
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1. Patrick Banks
Former Leeds police officer Patrick Banks was jailed for three years after he pleaded guilty to two counts of misconduct in a public office and one count of sexual assault. The court heard how he had sent inappropriate messages to one woman and sexually assaulted her by touching her inappropriately. He also asked her to translate a message which said: "I want to take your underwear off with my teeth." | WYP
2. John Bootland
“Functioning alcoholic” John Bootland was handed a life sentence, with a minimum term of 15 years, after he murdered his partner Colleen Westerman in a “ferocious and frenzied” drunken rage after she told him that she would leave him. The 57-year-old stabbed Ms Westerman, 62, 17 times at the flat where they lived on Melville Gardens in Woodhouse. | WYP
3. Jeffrey Fisher
Ageing pervert Jeffrey Fisher was handed a 12-year sentence this week after he was found guilty of raping a young girl more than 40 years ago. It was heard that Fisher, who is now 64, had groomed the youngster in the early 1980s in the Wakefield area. Judge Alex Menary said he was “dangerous” offender, giving him a lifelong sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) and putting him on the sex offender register for life. | WYP / Adobe
4. Simon Bennett
Paedophile Simon Bennett was jailed for four years and 10 months after he latched onto five young girls online telling them he wanted to take them to a hotel for sex. The youngsters said they were just 12 and 13-year-old, but were all decoy profiles set up by police. The 49-year-old was also put on the sex offender register for life, and given a life-long sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) to curb his internet use. | WYP / YEP
5. Oman Hussain
Omar Hussain was jailed for four years at Leeds Crown Court this week after admitting two counts of ABH and one count of false imprisonment. The court heard how the violent teenager held his pregnant girlfriend captive for days, abusing and beating her. The couple had been together around 18 months but there were previous reports of domestic violence. | WYP
6. Alin Nina
Alin Nina was jailed for nine years and nine months and put him on the sex offender register for life after he raped and beat a woman in an abandoned van. The Romanian national was wanted by police at the time on suspicion of a criminal damage offence. The court heard how the 29-year-old took advantage of the victim who had been smoking crack cocaine. | WYP