Among them were up-to five paedophiles, including one of who latched onto a 13-year-old boy online and asked him about his fantasies.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during December was a would-be terrorist who shared sickening beheading videos online and pledged his allegiance to ISIS.
Here are the names and faces of 41 criminals who appeared before judges at Leeds Crown Court last month...
7. Stephen Milner
Stephen Milner, 54, who attacked a young girl almost 40 years ago when he was only a teenager was finally brought to justice and jailed for seven years after being found guilty of two counts of rape of a child at Leeds Crown Court. The victim bravely read out her impact statement to the court, saying she still suffers nightmares and has bouts of crippling depression. Milner was put on the sex offender register for life. | WYP / Adobe
8. Catalin Tiuga
Catalin Tiuga, aged 42, of Seaforth Place, Leeds, was jailed for four years at Leeds Crown Court after admitting offences of violent disorder and arson in relation to the widespread disorder in Harehills on the evening of July 18, 2024, during which a double decker bus was set on fire and a police car overturned. Tiuga is the 33rd person to be convicted for his part in the disorder. | WYP
9. Jadine Riley
Prolific shoplifter Jadine Riley, who has more than 140 offences to her name, has been jailed for 28 months and given a CBO, banning her from Normanton and Wakefield centres. The 38-year-old, of no fixed abode, stole items totalling more than £1,600 during her latest spree, in which she brazenly walked into stores and simply left with unpaid goods. She stole items including alcohol, food, medicine and toiletries. | WYP / YEP
10. Ahmed
Pervert Yassine Ahmed, 26, was jailed for 22 months, put on the sex offender register for 10 years and given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) after targeting a 15-year-old girl, who was on the swings with her younger brother at Woodhouse Moor Park. He admitted a charge of sexual assault and common assault after he grabbed the young boy also. | WYP / YEP
11. McKenzie McRae
Convicted paedophile McKenzie McRae, 20, was caught out again by chance after police stopped to help him with a flat tyre. He panicked and tried to run off when they pulled over to assist him and his BMW in Leeds. He was jailed for for 20 months, put him on the sex offender register for 10 years and a new SHPO that will run indefinitely after he was found storing more than 600 sickening child-abuse images. | WYP / YEP
12. Josh Walsh
Thug Josh Walsh was jailed for a combined 31 months at Leeds Crown Court for an attack in a club toilet, and a second attack on a man in South Elmsall. He hurled homophobic abuse at a man in the toilets of a seaside bar as he repeatedly kicked, punched and stamped on him, before attacking a man in the street in an unprovoked assault, stealing his wallet. | WYP / YEP