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Ross Davidson : la rencontre qui retient son souffle

Former Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson has been sentenced after being found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults against six different women.

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Ross Davidson : la rencontre qui retient son souffle
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Ross Davidson en United Kingdom fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon Metro, Former Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson has been sentenced after being found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults against six different women.

Les faits

  • Former Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson has been sentenced after being found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults against six different women.
  • In a statement shared with Metro, Shikha Verma, senior Crown prosecutor in CPS London, said: ‘Ross Davidson is a predatory sex offender who targeted multiple victims over a number of years.
  • After two trials, the 37-year-old was remanded in custody, with Judge John Dodd KC ordering a report in February to assess the danger Davidson would pose in the future, setting his sentencing date as April 30.
  • Davidson had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of voyeurism in December 2019 against the same woman in Thailand after a video he had taken of her as she slept was found on his mobile phone.
  • An initial investigation into Davidson, who performed with 80s favourites Spandau Ballet in 2018, began in 2019, police said, after officers found numerous videos of him on his devices raping and sexually assaulting victims.

L'essentiel

Metro indique que In a statement shared with Metro, Shikha Verma, senior Crown prosecutor in CPS London, said: ‘Ross Davidson is a predatory sex offender who targeted multiple victims over a number of years. D'après Metro, after two trials, the 37-year-old was remanded in custody, with Judge John Dodd KC ordering a report in February to assess the danger Davidson would pose in the future, setting his sentencing date as April 30. Comme le souligne Metro, Davidson had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of voyeurism in December 2019 against the same woman in Thailand after a video he had taken of her as she slept was found on his mobile phone. Selon Metro, an initial investigation into Davidson, who performed with 80s favourites Spandau Ballet in 2018, began in 2019, police said, after officers found numerous videos of him on his devices raping and sexually assaulting victims.

Les chiffres

Metro indique que this morning, he appeared at Wood Green Crown Court in London, where he was handed 14 years of jail time. D'après Metro, To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Comme le souligne Metro, the Aberdeen-born musical theatre actor, who had starred in Queen-based West End musical We Will Rock You, was first convicted in July 2024 after his first trial of rape, two counts of sexual assault, and voyeurism, involving offences against four women. Selon Metro, At the second trial, after more than 11 hours of deliberation, a jury convicted him of raping a woman in London in March 2015 and the attempted rape and sexual assault of another woman in Thailand in December 2019.

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Le contexte

Selon Metro, He was convicted of a series of rapes and assaults against six women. Metro indique que ‘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. D'après Metro, ‘We understand the courage it takes for victims to come forward and would like to reassure any victims that the CPS will continue to work tirelessly with partners across the criminal justice system to ensure sexual abusers face the full extent of the law.’. Comme le souligne Metro, However, the musician, who used the stage name Ross Wild, insisted that his contact with the women, whom he met on the Tinder dating app, was always consensual and described himself as ‘sex positive’.

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  • After two trials, the 37-year-old was remanded in custody, with Judge John Dodd KC ordering a report in February to assess the danger Davidson would pose in the future, setting his sentencing date as April 30.
  • An initial investigation into Davidson, who performed with 80s favourites Spandau Ballet in 2018, began in 2019, police said, after officers found numerous videos of him on his devices raping and sexually assaulting victims.
  • Davidson told the court earlier this year that this was about ‘open dialogue, open-mindedness about people’s predilections, just an openness to trying different sexual appetites’.
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