Famed ‘80s new wave band’s singer smirks as he’s arrested on horrifying sex charges

Spandau Ballet vocalist Ross Davidson was seen smirking while being arrested successful 2021 for sexually assaulting and raping respective women.

In recently released bodycam footage, nan frontman, who was sentenced to 14 years successful situation connected Thursday, smiled and shook his caput arsenic an serviceman publication him a database of charges.

At nan time, nan serviceman listed 3 offenses that occurred successful 2019, including rape, voyeurism and signaling of a unfortunate without consent.

Davidson, 38, was later recovered blameworthy of having intersexual intercourse pinch six women, including erstwhile immoderate were asleep, from August 2013 to December 2019.

The musician went to proceedings 2 times, pinch nan first being successful July 2024, erstwhile he was convicted of 2 counts of intersexual assault, rape and voyeurism of respective victims.

He returned to tribunal successful January 2025 and was recovered blameworthy of a March 2015 rape against a female successful London and sexually assaulting different unfortunate successful December 2019 while successful Thailand, per nan Times.

During his trial, Davidson denied nan allegations against him, telling nan court, “I person ne'er raped, sexually assaulted aliases coerced immoderate female successful my life.”

The incidents occurred during Davidson’s tallness of fame.

The singer, whose shape sanction is Ross Wild, was champion known for singing pinch Spandau Ballet, which roseate to fame successful nan ’80s. He is not nan original vocalist of nan band, but joined successful 2018, replacing founding personnel Tony Hadley.

He besides starred successful nan “We Will Rock You” West End musical.

In tribunal connected Thursday, Judge John Dodd KC said, “For a play of six years betwixt 2013 to 2019, and astatine a clip erstwhile your shape and philharmonic profession was accelerated developing, and you were seen by galore arsenic a charismatic, you were besides behaving to women successful a wholly disgraceful manner,” per nan Independent.

The judge besides said that Davidson had an “adventurous cognition to matters sexually” and tended to dainty women “without respect.”

Additionally, nan judge shared that nan six victims said retired successful court, giving vivid grounds “without exaggeration.”

According to nan outlet, 5 of nan women were coming astatine nan hearing, and Davidson publication a book arsenic they shared their trauma from his actions.

“By refusing to admit his guilt I consciousness that he has retraumatised maine – I find his cowardice utterly deplorable,” 1 unfortunate shared.