Ex-Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson jailed 14 years for sex offenses

Ross Davidson, a former singer with Spandau Ballet who performed under the stage name Ross Wild, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on April 30 at Wood Green Crown Court for multiple sexual offenses against six victims.

The 38-year-old from Station Road in Finchley was convicted following two trials. In July 2024, a jury found him guilty of assault, two counts of sexual assault, and voyeurism. During a second trial in January 2026, he pleaded guilty to one count of voyeurism and was convicted of an additional sexual assault, attempted assault, and assault. The offenses spanned several years, including incidents in London in 2013 and 2015, and in Thailand in 2019. Victims reported assaults while asleep or after meeting Davidson through the Tinder dating app. He denied the charges, maintaining that all encounters were consensual.

The case originated from Davidson's arrest on May 1, 2019, at his home in connection with a separate matter for which he was not charged. Police seized his electronic devices and discovered recordings of the assaults, which helped identify victims and led to 17 initial charges in June 2022. Additional reports followed media coverage and victim...