Former Spandau Ballet star, Ross Davidson – who used the stage name Ross Wild – has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting women
A former Spandau Ballet frontman has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting women. A jury has been told that Ross Davidson, 37, felt he could get “sex on demand”.
The singer, who used the stage name of Ross Wild, had starred in Queen-based West End musical We Will Rock You. He also performed in 2018 as the singer for popular 80s band Spandau Ballet.
Wood Green Crown Court hear that the Aberdeen-born musical theatre actor, aspiring songwriter and singer is claimed to have raped a woman and filmed himself groping another. Davidson, of Finchley, north London, has pleaded not guilty to the rape of a woman in March 2015.
Davidson has also denied allegations of attempted rape and sexual assault of another woman. The alleged offence is reported to have happened in December 2019.
The jury at the court was told Davidson has also pleaded guilty to a charge of voyeurism in December 2019 against the same woman. Prosecutor Richard Hearnden said: “As a performer and as an individual, Wild was a bit of a sex symbol.
“He is handsome and athletic. He sings, plays the guitar, and is said to be charming and charismatic. But there are two women who say that he has a much darker side that they did not notice, at least at first. That is what this case is all about.
“Men such as the defendant, it is often supposed, can get any girl he wants without having to resort to committing sexual offences, without having to resort to forcing himself on women, without having to resort to rape.
“After all, he is attractive and possesses charisma and charm. Yet, the reality belies that supposition. Ex Spandau Ballet star Ross Davidson raped and sexually assaulted women court hearsIt is because Ross Davidson expects to get sex on demand that he will resort to rape and sexual assault if he is not given what he thinks he deserves.”
The woman who claims she was raped in London he claimed that during the attack she had felt “scared, intimidated and helpless”. She also said “he was so much stronger than she was” and she “felt concerned for her safety”.
Defence counsel Charlotte Newell KC said: “He will say there was no sex at all with her in London as he was not sexually attracted to her – and that may be disappointing or upsetting – but in reality there was no spark for him.”
The trial continues.
Source: Mirror
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