Russell Brand raped woman even though she screamed in pain, court hears
Parents, colleagues and others encouraged her to go to police but she feared she would not be believed
TL;DR
- A woman alleges Russell Brand raped her at his London townhouse in early 2009.
- She told her mother he "didn’t stop even when she screamed out in pain".
- The woman also told a colleague she was "bleeding everywhere" and Brand told her to "look what you’ve done to my fucking sheets".
- She confided in parents, friends, and a sexual health nurse, but feared she would not be believed by the police.
- Russell Brand denies three charges of rape, three of sexual assault, and one of indecent assault against six women.
- The woman's father stated she repeatedly said she asked him to stop, and he told her, "You have been raped, that’s rape."
- A colleague described the alleged victim as "ashen, greyish, and looked ill" after the incident.
- Friends and former boyfriend testified about the alleged rape's impact on her, describing her as changed and blaming herself.