Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault
Judge tells disgraced actor and comedian he had displayed ‘casual, arrogant disregard of any woman’s right to say no’
TL;DR
- Russell Brand sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
- Convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.
- Judge described Brand as a "sexual predator" with "staggering arrogance."
- Victims shared powerful impact statements detailing lasting trauma.
- Brand's defense argued he was a "fundamentally different person today."
- Brand was cleared of two further charges of rape and one of attempted indecent assault.