They include a radiographer who sexually assaulted men while they slept and a treasurer of a village social club who stole £38,000 from its coffers to feed his gambling addiction.
There was also a sadistic thief who repeatedly kicked and punched a man in the head while he stole from him and a vile pervert who drugged a young boy before blindfolding him in order to sexually abuse him.
Below is a gallery featuring some of those dealt with at Leeds Crown Court this week.
1. Leeds Crown Court
These are the faces of some of the criminals sentenced at Leeds Crown Court Photo: West Yorkshire Police
2. David Dunn
Vile pervert David Dunn was jailed for 12 years for drugging a young boy’s drink in order to sexually abuse him. Dunn “added drugs or alcohol” to the boy’s cup of tea so he could sexually assault him, Leeds Crown Court was told. He then made threats to kill the boy’s family members if he told anyone. The 39-year-old was convicted of sexual offences against two children committed more than a decade ago. They include the rape of a child and causing a child to engage in sexual activity. Photo: West Yorkshire Police
3. Oliver Hough
Oliver Hough, 30, from Leeds, was jailed for 43 months after sexually assaulting two men while they slept. Hough groped a man who he was sleeping next to following a party in Hertfordshire in 2020 and then sexually assaulted a man who was asleep at his home after a night out in Leeds in January this year. Hough lost his job as a radiographer after he was charged and suffered with serious depression after his arrest. Photo: West Yorkshire Police
4. Dennis Coe
A woman abused by ageing Leeds paedophile Dennis Coe when she was younger said she continues to be haunted daily by his twisted actions 15 years later. Coe, who is now 74, was jailed for seven years at Leeds Crown Court this week after being convicted of the abuse following a trial. In a victim impact statement, the woman said: “I feel like the abuse has cheated me out of something precious. It always plays a role in my present and I can’t be free of my memories. It’s something I will have to deal with for the rest of my life.” Coe, of Winrose Hill, Belle Isle, denied all offences but was found guilty of five counts of causing or inciting a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity, three counts of sexual assault and one of paying for the sexual services of a child. Photo: West Yorkshire Police
5. Denis Bejdaj
Albanian trainee teacher Denis Bejdaj worked as a gardener at a £143,000 cannabis farm at a Leeds house after getting himself into debt trying to help treat his mother's type-one diabetes. Bejdaj borrowed cash to help treat his mother, then thought the quickest way to clear the deficit was to illegally come to England and work, adding to his debt as payment for being smuggled into the country. Police found the 24-year-old in the cellar of the property in Holbeck, where there were 130 plants growing around the home. Bejdaj, who dropped out of studying to be a teacher in Albania to travel to England, was jailed for 21 months. Photo: West Yorkshire Police
6. David Carrasco
David Carrasco was jailed for three years for a string of serious offences against his former partner that included violently assaulting her and making threats to kill her. The 34-year-old from Bramley lost his temper during his sentence at Leeds Crown Court this week, telling the judge: “Just tell me my sentence, I can’t be a****.” As Carrasco was making the outburst, the judge told him: “You are a bully and engaged in behaviour of the gravest kind towards your partner and her family. You have a serious inability to control your anger.” He was also issued with a 12-year restraining order to keep him away from the victim and her family. Photo: West Yorkshire Police