Man guilty of raping woman near Rugby

A man's been found guilty of raping 5 women, including one in the Crick area.

Jason Lawrance met his victims via the dating website Match.com

He's been convicted of raping 5 women and sexually assaulting two more in attacks in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

One of the rapes took place down a country lane near Crick.

The 50-year-old from Hampshire persuaded his victims to give him their personal contact details by claiming he could not upload a photo to his online profile.

When they asked to see his image, he said he would send one to their personal email instead and he would then move the conversation away from the Match.com messaging system.

After meeting his victims in person, Lawrance then raped, tried to rape, or sexually assaulted the seven victims.

Detective Chief Inspector Allison Rigby, who led the police investigation, said: “The bravery of Jason Lawrance’s victims has undoubtedly prevented further rape of other women.

“Jason Lawrance is a prolific, serial rapist who preyed on women he had contacted through Match.com.

“These women were looking for companionship and instead what they found was a man who was willing to commit serious sexual offences against them.

“The victims are completely unconnected to one another and from different areas of the country, but they have all told a similar story about Jason Lawrance.

Lawrance will be sentenced tomorrow.