Steven Wilson, an assistant referee who was promoted to the Premier League in 2005 under the name Stephen Dorr, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of raping a man in 2009 in Worcester, England.
The 55-year-old former referee tricked a stranger at a taxi rank by promising him a party with “lots of girls” at his apartment.
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Wilson’s victim was terribly frightened during the time she was trapped in her apartment and feared for her safety as she did not know Wilson or what he was capable of
Wilson locked the man up for three or four hours and forced him to have sex.
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“Wilson’s victim was terribly frightened during the time she was trapped in her apartment and feared for her safety as she did not know Wilson or what he was capable of,” a detective said at trial.
Steven Wilson was recognised by his victim from a newspaper article
Steven Wilson managed to evade justice until 2021 when the victim recognised him from an article about his other sexual offences and reported him to the police.
The former Premier League referee was found guilty of rape and sexual assault at Worcester Crown Court and the judge referred to him as “cunning and manipulative”.
Wilson’s career as a referee ended in 2009 when he was caught with indecent images for minors
Steven Wilson had a criminal record. In 2009, he confessed to downloading indecent images and communicating with underage children, and in 2011 he was jailed for 15 months for sex offences relating to teenagers.
His 2009 crime cost him his career as a referee.
