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Ex-Spandau Ballet Singer Ross Davidson Sentenced To 14 years For Rape And Sexual Assault

By Katie Monks
01/05/2026
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Ex-Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson sentenced to 14 years for rape and sexual assault.

Davidson has been convicted of two counts of rape, an attempted rape, three sexual assaults, and two charges of voyeurism, in offences committed against six women between August 2013 and December 2019.

The singer previously called himself "sex positive" and claimed that he was innocent and that all contact with the women was consensual.

The jury found him guilty of a string of charges.

Judge John Dodd KC, the Recorder of Haringey, said at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday: "For a period of six years between 2013 to 2019 and at a time when your stage and musical career was fast developing, and you were seen by many as charismatic, you were also behaving to women in a wholly disgraceful manner."

The judge told Davidson that he treated women, even those who loved him, "without respect."

Prosecutor Richard Hearnden said that he took videos of vulnerable women were in "such a deep sleep that they could not be disturbed".

The women found out about the sexual assaults when the police told them.

One of Davidson's victims said: "Since the rape, my life has been permanently changed. I no longer feel safe or able to trust the world as I once did. Ordinary situations can feel threatening, and I live with constant anxiety and hyper-vigilance. Emotionally, I experience fear, sadness, anger, and at times numbness. My sleep is disrupted, and I often feel exhausted."

Another woman said that after she discovered she was filmed: "My heart sank. I was distraught. I felt violated and betrayed by someone I trusted. This was an awful thing to learn and it had an immediate impact on my mental wellbeing. I was struggling to sleep, focus on work, and interact normally with friends and family. I found myself intermittently between tears and anger because of what he did to me. He had no right to do what he did and it made me feel disgusted with him."

Shikha Verma, the Senior Crown Prosecutor said after the hearing that Davidson is "a predatory sex offender who targeted multiple victims over a number of years. I want to pay tribute to the victims for their immense courage in supporting the prosecution and Davidson has now been held accountable for his horrific crimes."

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