A former English top-flight league referee has been jailed for rape and sexual assault committed in 2009 after evading justice for over 12 years.

According to Daily Mail, Steven Wilson, 55 - who was previously known as Steven Dorr, was handed a nine-year prison sentence at a Crown Court on Monday after subjecting his victim to a what was termed as a 'degrading and humiliating ordeal' at his former residence.

The publication revealed that Wilson's victim had been lured by the former official from a taxi after the man had promised to take him to a party 'where there are a lot of girls'.

The victim, who didn’t recognize Wilson and had never met him before, arrived at the flat in Worcester to find the premises empty, with Wilson locking the door behind them and trapping him in the apartment.

The court heard that the former official then put on adult videos on his television and forced the man to perform oral sex on him. He later sexually assaulted him.

The victim was trapped in the flat for three or four hours, with Detectives, who led the investigation, dubbing his ordeal as 'awful', Daily Mail detailed.

'Wilson's victim was incredibly scared during his time trapped in his flat and feared for his safety as he did not know Wilson, or what he was capable of.

The victim had only identified Wilson years later in 2021, when reading an article online which detailed his conviction in November 2011 - as Steven Dorr - for sexual offences with teenage boys.

Wilson had his refereeing career ended by the revelations, which came to light in 2009 and saw him struck off from England’s National List of Referees.

Wilson had risen through the officiating ranks since 1985, and in 2005, he stepped up to the top flight as an assistant referee.

His stint at the top of English football lasted only a handful of months before he received a second promotion in the same year, with Wilson named one of 50 referees to officiate in the Football League.