Spandau Ballet star Ross Davidson, 36, is found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Former Spandau Ballet singer and West End stage star Ross Davidson has today been found guilty of a series of sex offences against three women.
Singer Ross Davidson was convicted of a single charge of rape and two of sexual assault after a six-week trial. He was also found guilty of a single charge of voyeurism against a fourth woman and remanded in custody ahead of sentencing next month.
The jury delivered their majority verdict at Wood Green Crown Court after deliberating for almost 12 hours. He was found not guilty on another sexual assault charge and another of controlling and coercive behaviour.
The trial judge told him: "You have been convicted of some very serious matters."
The singer, 36 - who went on to star in the Queen-based Westend production 'We Will Rock You' and also goes by the name Ross William Wild - filmed himself raping a woman following an argument in October 2013, the court heard.
Prosecutor Richard Hearnden told the court: "Afterwards, he said to her 'why do you look like you've been raped'. She was shocked he would ask such a question.
"Unusually, there is actually independent proof of what happened. This is because the defendant secretly filmed it."
His victims were unaware they were being filmed and kept the footage on his mobile phone to watch for his own sexual gratification.
Davidson was labelled "manipulative and sadistic" as the court heard how he considered himself "a bit of a sex symbol" who thought he could have any women he wanted.
Prosecutors said he had a "sinister side" and refused to take a no for an answer, including when demanding sex six times in one night.
He denied the allegations, previously telling the court: "I have never raped, sexually assaulted or coerced any woman in my life."
Davidson was the lead singer in Spandau Ballet in 2018, performing the group's 1980s hits such as Gold and True.
