MMU strips Lawrence Jones of doctorate following rape convictions

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Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has stripped Lawrence Jones of his honorary doctorate following his rape and sexual assault convictions.

The multi-millionaire UKFast Founder was awarded the doctorate in 2016. But a spokesperson for the university confirmed it had been 'formally rescinded' after Jones was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault following two trials at Manchester Crown Court.

A Manchester Metropolitan University spokesperson said: "Following the conviction of Lawrence Jones on two counts of rape, and the announcement of the earlier conviction for sexual assault, we have formally rescinded the honorary doctorate he was awarded by the University in 2016." READ MORE: Shamed millionaire rapist Lawrence Jones stepped down from charity foundation after allegations surfaced READ MORE: Multi-millionaire businessman and rapist Lawrence Jones has already spent 10 months in jail after sex assault conviction Jones, who was also awarded an MBE in 2015 for services to the digital economy, was accused of assaulting two women in the 1990s while he was a piano player in pubs and hotels across the city.

He denied all wrongdoing but after a three-week trial was convicted last week. Jurors were unanimous in their decision to find him guilty of two counts of rape.