Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Judge says actor and comedian faces ‘significant custodial term’ after being convicted of raping a woman and assaulting three others
TL;DR
- Russell Brand was convicted of four offenses: one rape and three sexual assaults.
- The allegations spanned from 1999 to 2009, involving six women.
- Brand claimed he could not remember some incidents and that others were consensual and "reimagined" or "unfavourably reframed."
- He was cleared of two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.
- The judge stated Brand's conviction for rape inevitably means a "significant custodial term."
- Brand is also under investigation for two further rape allegations, with files submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service.
- The Met police praised the "extraordinary courage, resilience and determination" of the victims.