Former Spandau Ballet Singer Convicted of Rape and Assaults

A former lead singer for the band Spandau Ballet was convicted on Friday of raping a woman in north London in 2015 and of attempted rape and sexual assault against another woman in Thailand in 2019. Ross Davidson, 37, who performed under the stage name Ross Wild and lives in Finchley, north London, was found guilty after a trial at Wood Green Crown Court. The jury deliberated for more than 11 hours before reaching verdicts on the charges of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault. Davidson, originally from Aberdeen, has been remanded in custody pending sentencing.

Prosecutors described Davidson as someone who expected sex on demand, leading him to assault women who did not consent. The 2015 incident involved a woman Davidson met on the dating app Plenty of Fish in 2012. The two had a brief relationship before losing contact for two years. They reconnected through flirty messages, and she agreed to visit his Finchley home for a weekend in March 2015. According to court testimony, his demeanor shifted upon her arrival, becoming more assertive. Prosecutor Richard Hearnden told the court that Davidson expressed a fantasy of having sex with a mannequin or a still, unresponsive...