These vile sex offenders are all behind bars for more than 20 years thanks to the brave victims who stood-up to them.
A leading detective has today praised the women who found the courage to report their harrowing attacks to police and help detectives put the fiends behind bars.
Det Chief Supt Scott Hall, who is heads up Northumbria Police's Safeguarding department, says the dangerous men would still be on the streets had it not been for their victims.
And he has also praised the dedication of his team of specialist detectives who lead investigations into their horrific crimes
Det Chief Supt Hall said: "These men are behind bars for a very long time and the reason for that is simply because the victims have been so incredibly brave in reporting their horrific ordeals to the police and we have taken action.
"While the sentences passed down to offenders is ultimately in the hands of the judges, I absolutely recognise the hard work, dedication and compassion our officers need to have in order to get offenders before the courts.
"Working in the Safeguarding Department is a really specialist role and is often very challenging but that is absolutely why we have highly trained and dedicated officers and staff working in the department and we are doing more than ever to support vulnerable victims.
And Det Chief Insp Hall said the long sentences should serve as a warning.
He added: "These are some of the most substantial sentences we have seen for sexual offences and I hope it does serve as a warning that there is no place in society for dangerous sex offenders."
Here are the sex offenders and their sentences:
Hilario Mendonca: 20 years.
Mendonca, 29, forced his way into a home in the east end of Newcastle in January last year.
He forced a woman upstairs and then raped her.
Neighbours were woken by the screams of the victim during the early morning attack and contacted police.
Mendonca, of Raby Street, Byker, was jailed for 20 years after being convicted of seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault.
Colin Ankers: 21 years.
Ankers is one of four men sentenced for his part in brutally raping a child.
The 46-year-old of Waterville Road, North Shields, was convicted of 14 counts of rape and four of indecent assault. He was jailed for 21 years.
Lee Goldsworthy: 22 years.
Goldsworthy, 35, of Alexandra Road, Ashington, was found guilty of four counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault after a trial. He was jailed for 22 years.
During Goldsworthy's reign of terror, he raped a woman with learning difficulties and sexually assaulted a child in a hospital corridor as she visited a dying relative.
Michael Fitzgerald: 23 years.
David Michael Fitzgerald was convicted of 20 sexual offences including rape and sexual assault.
The 51-year-old, of Cullercoats Street in Walker, Newcastle, denied the abuse, which started when the victim was a child and continued into adulthood.
He was branded a dangerous offender by the courts and sentenced to 23 years behind bars. He will be subject to an extended licence period of a further seven years upon release.
Omar Sharif: 37 years.
Sharif plied vulnerable young women with drink and drugs and raped them.
the 24-year-old, of Brunton Terrace, Sunderland was convicted of four charges against three victims.
He was jailed for 32-and-a-half years with five years on license.
Tyler Latimer: 21 years.
Rapist Latimer was jailed for 21 years after subjecting a woman to what was described in court as 'gratuitous degradation'.
The victim was left 'cowering and extremely distressed' by her ordeal at the hands of the 22-year-old, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Latimer, 22, of Kelvin Grove, Gateshead was jailed last year after a jury found him guilty of three counts of rape and one charge of common assault. He had also pleaded guilty to two offences of assault, common assault and criminal damage.
