A former Spandau Ballet frontman raped and sexually assaulted ladies as a result of he felt he might get “sex on demand”, a jury has been advised. Ross Davidson, 37, had additionally starred within the West End musical We Will Rock You and carried out in 2018 because the singer for the hit 80s pop group.
The Aberdeen-born musical theatre actor, aspiring songwriter and singer is alleged to have raped a lady and filmed himself groping one other, Wood Green Crown Court heard. Davidson, of Finchley, north Londonhas pleaded not responsible to the rape of a lady in London in March 2015.
He additionally denies the tried rape and sexual assault of one other lady in Thailand in December 2019.
The jury was advised Mr Davidson, who used the stage identify Ross Wild, pleaded responsible to a cost of voyeurism in December 2019 towards the identical lady.
Prosecutor Richard Hearnden mentioned: “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 ladies who say that he has a a lot darker aspect that they didn’t discover, at the very 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’s enticing and possesses charisma and allure. Yet, the truth belies that supposition. It is as a result of Ross Davidson expects to get intercourse on demand that he’ll resort to rape and sexual assault if he’s not given what he thinks he deserves.”
The woman alleges she was raped by Davidson when they were in London. The court heard she felt “scared, intimidated and helpless” during the attack as “he was a lot stronger than she was and felt involved for her security”.
A flashback led her to later report it. Video footage on Mr Davidson’s mobile led detectives to another of his accusers, a woman he had met on Tinder. In the video, she is lying down “at the very least half-naked” in a hotel bedroom in Phuket, Thailand.
It is alleged she was groped by Mr Davidson. Mr Hearnden told jurors: “The solely factor you may hear is the sound of loud night breathing – she was asleep, nonetheless and unresponsive.”
She did not consent to being intimately touched by the defendant and had no idea the video existed until the police told her, jurors were told.
The woman said she had “drunk intercourse” with Mr Davidson, but did not consent the next day when she was a bit hungover and he allegedly tried to rape her.
She described herself as being “very afraid on this second”, and it felt like “a really harmful scenario to be in”, the court heard.
Defence counsel Charlotte Newell KC said Mr Davidson denies raping, trying to rape or sexually assaulting either woman.
She said: “He will say there was no intercourse in any respect along with her in London as he was not sexually interested in her – and that perhaps disappointing or upsetting – in actuality there was no spark for him.”
Ms Newell said her client denies attempting to rape a woman in her sleep when they were in Thailand.
He maintains the sexual touching was with permission and the woman was just pretending to be asleep. Ms Newell added: “He understands that she can be upset when she came upon he had videoed her.”
The trial continues.
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