The 11 South Yorkshire sex offenders pictured here have all been jailed during hearings held in 2026.
The prison terms handed down range in length from 12 months to a life sentence.
One of the offenders, David Hill, aged 75, was even told he is now likely to die behind bars.
Some of the men jailed admitted their guilt and received a commensurate reduction off the total length of their sentence.
Others were found guilty at the conclusion of a jury trial.
In addition to custodial sentences, all of these defendants have also been ordered to register as sex offenders upon their release from prison.
Some of them have also been made the subject of sexual harm prevention orders in a bid to protect the public from further crimes.
You can read court reports on the sex offenders included in this list below:
- Paedophile raped young girl in Rotherham while asking her to mimic Grand Theft Auto sex scene
- Sadistic man savagely beat & raped woman before tying her up & slashing her during five-hour ordeal
- 'Monster' jailed for raping Rotherham girl "passed on from one man to another" from age of 11
- Lewis Clarke: Rapist jailed for 20 years as victim describes impact on her life
- 'Abhorrent' child rapist jailed after victim bravely sought help from stranger
- Third life sentence for convicted rapist who absconded from prison and attempted to attack Sheffield student
- Crowbar-wielding thug Jason Evers raped woman in her Sheffield home as her young child slept next door
- Face of man snared by paedophile hunter group in Sheffield who fled UK after sending videos to "girl"
- Rapist, 75, could spend final years behind bars after sex attack in Sheffield car park
- Bogus taxi driver raped woman picked up in Sheffield city centre
- Jail for "savage" Rotherham rapist Kings Dimba over relentless and violent attack
- Call the National Rape and Sexual Assault Support Line, 24/7, on 0808 500 2222
9. Said Mezour: 12 months' jail time for man who sexually communicated with "child"
Moroccan national Said Mezour was subject to unsuccessful asylum proceedings when he embarked on the vile, sexual communication with a decoy account. Despite being told on more than one occasion that “Sophie” was just 13, Mezour persisted in the sexual contact, sending her videos of himself carrying out a sex act, along with pornography, Sheffield Crown Court heard. Mezour urged “Sophie” to respond to his videos in kind, and to recreate what was being depicted in the pornography he sent. Mark Bates, prosecuting, said police were informed of Mezour’s conduct when the so-called paedophile hunter group behind the decoy account called 101 to say they were standing with him, and had evidence including various pictures and videos to pass on to them. Mezour was subsequently arrested, and in his police interview, accepted “communicating sexually with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl,” Mr Bates told a hearing held on March 19, 2026. After being arrested in August 2021, Mezour, of no fixed abode, was released under investigation and subsequently fled the country, settling in Ireland for some time. Mezour was eventually charged with the offence of an adult attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child - which he admitted to at an earlier hearing - when he returned to the United Kingdom. Jailing Mezour, then aged 34, for 12 months, Judge Michael Slater said he believed his decision to travel to Ireland amounted to an “entirely determined attempt to flee the jurisdiction, which led to a significant delay in proceedings.” | SYP
10. David Hill: Rapist jailed for 15 years more than 40 years after wicked crime
In the early hours of the morning on September 7, 1985, David Hill sneaked up behind a woman in her 20s at an underground car park in Barker’s Pool. He put a knife to her neck and proceeded to rape her in her car before fleeing. A manhunt was quickly launched, however for close to four decades the Rotherham man managed to evade the law. In March 2026, aged 75, Hill, of Clifton Bank, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court via live link to finally face justice for his sickening crime. “Whilst you have gone unpunished for many years, the victim suffered,” Judge Peter Hampton said to the convicted rapist at court on March 20, 2026. Hill protested his innocence during a trial at the same court last month, though jurors ultimately found him guilty of rape on February 12. “You have never shown one shred of remorse,” he said, pointing to Hill’s failure to plea guilty and ongoing denial through the trial. The judge concluded: “The least sentence I can pass which properly marks the seriousness of your offending is one of 15 years imprisonment.” | SYP
11. Shabir Sultani: Rapist who pretended to be taxi driver jailed for 13 years
In spring 2025, the victim - who is granted life-long anonymity - had gone out with her friend but made the decision to go home while her friend stayed in town. She left a club and got into what she thought was a taxi, being driven by Shabir Sultani. Sultani lied, telling her he was a taxi driver and would take her home. During the journey Sultani offered her vodka, which she refused, before taking her back to her home address in Chesterfield. When they arrived at her house, he forced his way through the door and into the property. Despite her telling him repeatedly she wanted him to leave Sultani continued to kiss the woman before raping her. The woman managed to get him off her by kicking him. Sultani, of Sturton Road, Pitsmoor, was identified using CCTV footage and automatic number plate recognition of his car. He was subsequently arrested and charged with rape and sexual assault. He continued to deny the charges but was found guilty after a trial at Derby Crown Court in November. Sultani, then aged 27, appeared at the same court for sentence on February 3, 2026 where he was jailed for 13 years with an extension of seven years for dangerousness | Derbyshire Police
![A “savage” and violent rapist deemed to pose a substantial risk to others has been jailed.
Kings Dimba will be nearing his 40s by the time his 17-year sentence for a string of violent and sexual offences, including multiple counts of rape, comes to an end.
In a sentencing hearing on Friday, February 27, 2026, Judge Michael Slater jailed Dimba, then aged 21, for 13 years.
He ruled that Dimba’s sentence should not end there, however, such is the risk he poses to members of the public.
Judge Slater therefore made Dimba the subject of a four-year extended licence, bringing his total sentence to one of 17 years.
“I do find you to be dangerous, as defined in sentencing legislation. Namely that you pose a significant risk of serious harm to members of the public, occasioned by the commission of further specified offences,” Judge Slater told Dimba.
All of Dimba’s heinous offences were committed against the same woman, who is entitled to lifelong anonymity.
Judge Slater told Dimba: “By your own admissions, and the verdicts of the jury, you subjected [the complainant] to savage and relentless....violent, sexual and physical abuse.”
In an affecting statement read to Sheffield Crown Court earlier in the week, the complainant described how Dimba’s attacks had pushed her to self-harm and even a suicide attempt.
“This is not because I wanted to die but because I wanted to escape the pain and suffering,” she said.
The young woman also detailed how she had lost her sense of self, and ability to trust her own judgement, in the wake of Dimba’s heinous crimes.](https://www.connachttribune.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/04/21/15/10/Kings-Dimba-14-year-jail-sentence-for-savage-and-dangerous-rapist.jpeg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
12. Kings Dimba: 14-year jail sentence for "savage" and "dangerous" rapist
A “savage” and violent rapist deemed to pose a substantial risk to others has been jailed. Kings Dimba will be nearing his 40s by the time his 17-year sentence for a string of violent and sexual offences, including multiple counts of rape, comes to an end. In a sentencing hearing on Friday, February 27, 2026, Judge Michael Slater jailed Dimba, then aged 21, for 13 years. He ruled that Dimba’s sentence should not end there, however, such is the risk he poses to members of the public. Judge Slater therefore made Dimba the subject of a four-year extended licence, bringing his total sentence to one of 17 years. “I do find you to be dangerous, as defined in sentencing legislation. Namely that you pose a significant risk of serious harm to members of the public, occasioned by the commission of further specified offences,” Judge Slater told Dimba. All of Dimba’s heinous offences were committed against the same woman, who is entitled to lifelong anonymity. Judge Slater told Dimba: “By your own admissions, and the verdicts of the jury, you subjected [the complainant] to savage and relentless....violent, sexual and physical abuse.” In an affecting statement read to Sheffield Crown Court earlier in the week, the complainant described how Dimba’s attacks had pushed her to self-harm and even a suicide attempt. “This is not because I wanted to die but because I wanted to escape the pain and suffering,” she said. The young woman also detailed how she had lost her sense of self, and ability to trust her own judgement, in the wake of Dimba’s heinous crimes. | SYP