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A man has received five life sentences for a string of rapes on women near their homes in east London.A man has received five life sentences for a string of rapes on women near their homes in east London.
Lester Ford, 24, attacked four women in or near their homes, then wrote descriptions of the sex acts he had forced them to do.Lester Ford, 24, attacked four women in or near their homes, then wrote descriptions of the sex acts he had forced them to do.
When he was arrested, soon after the fourth attack, police found a folder with details of his crimes.When he was arrested, soon after the fourth attack, police found a folder with details of his crimes.
Southwark Crown Court had heard how Ford, of Pemell Close, London had threatened to kill all his victims. Southwark Crown Court had heard how Ford, of Pemell Close, London, had threatened to kill all his victims.
'Stunted development'
Ford had been seen peering through windows of houses near his east London residence.
He had raped two of his victims, including a 61-year-old woman.
The court had heard Ford had "little chance of developing normally".
It was told he had been brought up in a brothel by a mother who had a "malign influence" over him.
Doctors who examined him likened him to a 14-year-old boy despite his age.
Ford had threatened his victims with a knife, and in one case an iron bar. Two of those attacked had allowed him into their home - on one occasion Ford had impersonated a police officer.
The victim, who had been working until early in the morning, heard a knock at the door and a male voice saying: "It's the police we've found someone round the back."
When she opened the door, Ford forced his way in and threatened her wife a knife. He sexually assaulted her and then fled when he heard a TV upstairs.