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| Match.com rapist Jason Lawrance jailed for life | Match.com rapist Jason Lawrance jailed for life |
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| A "sexual predator" who raped five women and attacked two more after meeting them on internet dating site Match.com has been jailed for life. | A "sexual predator" who raped five women and attacked two more after meeting them on internet dating site Match.com has been jailed for life. |
| Jason Lawrance, 50, of Liphook, Hampshire, used two profiles to meet his victims from five English counties, Derby Crown Court heard. | Jason Lawrance, 50, of Liphook, Hampshire, used two profiles to meet his victims from five English counties, Derby Crown Court heard. |
| He must serve at least 12 and a half years before being eligible for parole. | |
| Judge Gregory Dickinson, said he was "devious, manipulative and highly dangerous to women". | Judge Gregory Dickinson, said he was "devious, manipulative and highly dangerous to women". |
| Lawrance committed three attacks months after marrying his wife who he met via the site. | Lawrance committed three attacks months after marrying his wife who he met via the site. |
| The assaults took place between June 2011 and November 2014 in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. | |
| Updates on this story and more from Derbyshire | |
| Lawrance, a self-employed builder, was found guilty on Wednesday of five counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault following a two-week trial. | |
| Sentencing him, Judge Dickinson said: "I am compelled to the dreadful conclusion that you enjoyed raping women. | |
| "After these terrible crimes you acted as if nothing had happened. | |
| "Given the chance you will rape again." | |
| The court heard Lawrance's parents and children were "devastated" by his convictions, however his wife is standing by him. | |
| A Match.com spokesman said it had the "most heartfelt concern" for the victims and it had a "zero tolerance to such reports of sexual offences". | |
| The firm said it always encouraged users to communicate with each within the site which offers "a degree of protection". |