The nine paedophiles pictured here have all been jailed during hearings held at Sheffield Crown Court- and other courts in the region - so far this year, after being convicted of sex offences committed against vulnerable children.
Some of these individuals acknowledged their heinous crimes through guilty pleas, and received a commensurate reduction off the total length of their sentence.
Others were convicted at the conclusion of trials held at the same court, and consequently, were not awarded any reduction for their pleas.
Judges have passed down prison sentences to all the sex offenders featured, ranging in length from three years to 29 years.
You can read more detailed court reports on the cases featured by following the links below
- Paedophile raped young girl in Rotherham while asking her to mimic Grand Theft Auto sex scene
- 'Monster' jailed for raping Rotherham girl "passed on from one man to another" from age of 11
- 'Abhorrent' child rapist jailed after victim bravely sought help from stranger
- Stalker used Snapchat to trace girl, 13, to secluded area where he sexually abused her in front of her friend
- Barnsley paedophile used Instagram and TikTok to groom teenage girl and manipulate her for sex, court told
- Teenage girl speaks out after Rotherham man sexually exploited her through social media
- "We're finally safe," survivor says as predatory paedophile who abused girls over 30-year period is jailed
- Jack Meredith: Jail for Doncaster groomer who paid teenage boys for indecent images
- Former Doncaster man who raped and sexually abused a child on multiple occasions has been jailed
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1. Jailed for child sex offences in 2026
The nine men pictured here have all been jailed in 2026 for sex offences committed against children. Top row, left to right: Thomas Brookes; Riyasth Hussain and Ammar Moqbal. Middle row left to right: Kieron Oldham; Aaron Jones and James Russell. Bottom row, left to right: Paul Mundy; Jack Meredith and Richard Tung | SYP/3rd party
2. Thomas Brookes: 15 years' jail for man who raped girl as young as eight
Thomas Brookes was aged 15-17 when he asked the young girl aged 7-8 years old to join him on his Xbox - asking her to give perform a sex act as shown in the controversial console game. The rape, Sheffield Crown Court heard, lasted five minutes. Prosecutor Richard Davis described how on another occasion sick Brookes asked the same young girl to perform a “dog role play”. Mr Davis said this was an “attempted” rape. His victim remained silent about the ordeal until 2024, the court heard, when she finally told her parents. Judge David Dixon told Brookes: “You isolated her and started to play a particular game and in that game you were able to depict (a lewd act) and used that as a mechanism to get (the victim) to do the same to you. “That was carefully orchestrated for someone your age at the time. Both offences were carefully orchestrated and you made sure she was isolated and kept quiet.” Brookes, aged 32 at the time of his sentencing in March 2026, admitted rape and attempted rape of a girl under 13. He was jailed for three years, leaving him with a 15-year total jail term. | SYP
3. Riyasth Hussain: "Monster" jailed for 20 years for sexual abuse of girl and woman
A "monster" who raped a 13-year-old girl who had been "passed on from one man to another" from the age of 11 in Rotherham has been jailed for 20 years. Father-of-three Riyasth Hussain, aged 45, was confronted at Sheffield Crown Court by the woman, now in her 30s, who told him from the witness box: "You didn't just steal my childhood, you stole the rest of my life." The woman, who cannot be named, bravely faced Hussain as she described how she had been abused from the age of 11 by men in Rotherham and outlined how he would rape her "at any opportunity" and then "chuck me away like I was nothing". She looked straight him as he sat in the dock, saying: "When you met me, I was just a fragile, vulnerable little girl who you could easily abuse. "Today I'm a woman and my only goal is justice. Today I got justice. I'm happy to take you down at last." Hussain, then aged 45, was sentenced in February 2026 for raping the girl and also a woman who was then in her 20s, between 2004 and 2008 | NCA
4. Ammar Moqbal: Nine-year jail term for man who raped child after plying them with booze
A Sheffield man has been jailed for nine years after raping a child who later bravely asked a stranger for help. Ammar Moqbal, of Exeter Drive, Sheffield, was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court following a trial. The court heard how the child had been at a party where Moqbal, a stranger, gave them alcohol before carrying out what a police spokesperson described as an “abhorrent” attack. Afterwards, the victim left, and approached a member of the public to ask for help. The incident was then reported, leading to Moqbal’s arrest and charge for the rape of a child aged between 13 and 15. He denied the offence but was convicted by a jury following a trial. On March 3, 2026, Moqbal, then aged 32, was sentenced to nine years in prison | SYP