Former EPL judge jailed for 3-4 hours in apartment, sentenced to 9 years for male rape... a football shock

May 16, 2025

Former EPL judge jailed for 3-4 hours in apartment, sentenced to 9 years for male rape... a football shock



The former English Premier League (EPL) referee was sentenced to nine years in prison for male rape, shocking the British soccer community.

Steve Wilson (55, alias Stephen Doerr) was sentenced to nine years in prison by Worcester Crown Court for rape, the British daily `Daily Mail" reported on the 15th (local time).

Wilson lured the victim at a downtown Worcester taxi stand to take her to a 'Women' party, according to the media report.




The male victim, who first met Wilson, had his house empty when he arrived at his apartment in Worcester. Wilson locked the door and locked the victim inside the apartment for three to four hours.

Wilson forced the victim to have oral sex after putting pornography on the TV and later sexually assaulted the man.

Detective Chris Hawkes, who led the investigation, described the victim's experience as being `horrible.' The victim reportedly stated that he felt threatened with his life.




The victim found out Wilson's existence only after reading an online article in 2021. The article detailed the name of 'Steven Doerr', who was convicted of a teenage sex offense in November 2011. Wilson had been evading the law for nearly 12 years until then

Wilson was described in the article as a 'malicious and manipulative' character. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison for attempting sexual contact with a 15-year-old boy via text message. Wilson had previously invited two 17-year-old boys and a 16-year-old boy to his hotel room on Valentine's Day in 2010 and had a 'Happy Night'. The 15-year-old victim was reportedly introduced by one of the boys he met at the time.

Wilson was also sentenced to court for violating the SOPO, which prohibits contact with children under the age of 17, and for failing to inform authorities of a group trip accompanied by an infant during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.




Wilson received three years of community service after pleading guilty to 10 counts of downloading child pornography.

As a result, Wilson, who has been whistled since 1985, was promoted to the EPL in 2005. In 2009, the crime brought an end to his career as a referee. Now he has been branded a sex offender for life.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.