Ex-Spandau Ballet star Ross Davidson jailed for rape

Ex-Spandau Ballet star Ross Davidson jailed for rape16 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleVictoria CookBBC LondonMetropolitan PoliceRoss Davidson, 37, was known for singing with the 80s band Spandau Ballet in 2018A former singer for Spandau Ballet who believed he could have "sex on demand" has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being convicted of eight charges, including rape and attempted rape.Ross Davidson, who used Ross Wild as his stage name, sang with the 80s band Spandau Ballet in 2018, and starred in the Queen-themed West End musical We Will Rock You.The 37-year-old from Finchley, north London, filmed himself sexually assaulting six women - some of whom were asleep - between August 2013 and December 2019 at the height of his fame.At Wood Green Crown Court, the Aberdeen-born star was sentenced following the conclusion of two separate trails.During a trial in July 2024, he was convicted of rape, two counts of sexual assault, and voyeurism against four women while in January this year, he was found guilty of raping a woman in London in March 2015, and the attempted rape and sexual assault of another woman in Thailand in December 2019. He pleaded guilty to one count of voyeurism.The trials heard how Davidson believed he could have "sex on demand", and referred to himself as "sex positive".Prosecutor Richard Hearnden told the court videos were taken when women were "as vulnerable as can be" as they were in "such a deep sleep that they could not be disturbed". They found out about the sexual assaults when the police told them.While victims were recounting their experiences and their subsequent ongoing trauma, Davidson sat reading a book in the dock.Getty ImagesRoss Davidson used Ross Wild as his stage name while he was performing Judge John Dodd KC, the Recorder of Haringey, told Davidson: "For a period of six years and at a time when your stage and musical career was fast developing, and you...