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What happened and what could his punishment be?

A former British Band member was accused of raping three women and assaulting two others in five counts of sexual assault, including keeping one of the women as a sex slave, in a shocking story that emerged from the Great Britain.

Ross William Wild, whose real name is Ross Davidsonwas a member of the band Spandau Ballet from 2018 to 2019 and is also accused of filming himself abusing his victims in their sleep.

The jury at London’s Wood Green Crown Court heard that in October 2013 he filmed himself raping a woman in a flat in the north of the city and then filmed himself groping another woman.

The prosecution also added that he had a fantasy of having sex with a sleeping woman before he murdered the third victim in the Cannes Film Festival 2018.

A total of five women were named as victims of the former band member of the Spandau Ballet

The fourth survivor of his sexual assault was a woman who was kept as a “sex slave” and raped by the band’s frontman before she was able to escape and call her mother. The fifth victim was also woken up. Davidson has sex with her.

Davidson denies all charges, which include rape and sexual assault, as well as voyeurism, intimidation and controlling behavior, claiming the victims consented to the acts.

β€œHe is very good-looking and physically fit. He sings, plays guitar and is considered charming and charismatic,” Richard Hearn told the court. “His dark side is not the first thing that many women and girls notice about him. But the women in this case can all testify to this dark part of his personality.”

“According to the plaintiff, the defendant said he had a particular fantasy. He said it was his fantasy, his desire, to have sex with a woman while she was sleeping. The defendant, if these things are true, was an extremely manipulative and sadistic person.”

Hearing He added of the fourth victim: “She was abused as a kind of sex slave. He wanted to have sexual intercourse five or six times a night. When she said that was too much, he forced her to have sex with him.”

What is the prison sentence for rape in the UK?

The maximum sentence for rape in the UK could life imprisonmentwhich on average is about 15 years before a life sentence is imposed.

However, the average sentence for rape in 2020 was about 10 years behind bars. The minimum sentence is four years in prison.