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Russell Brand guilty of rape and sexual assault
The comedian and actor was convicted on four counts after a four-week trial in London. He faces a significant prison sentence to be handed down Monday.
In brief
The comedian and actor was convicted on four counts after a four-week trial in London. He faces a significant prison sentence to be handed down Monday. Russell Brand was found guilty of one rape and three sexual assaults against six women between two thousand four and two thousand nine. He will be sentenced Monday…
Brand found guilty on four counts
Comedian Russell Brand was convicted Thursday of one rape and three sexual assaults after a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court in London that drew massive media attention.
The charges and the verdict
Brand was found guilty of raping a woman who attended one of his comedy shows in two thousand nine, and sexually assaulting three others between two thousand four and two thousand nine at a bar…
Brand denied all charges throughout
The fifty-one-year-old former MTV host and Christian influencer had denied all charges and said he never had sex without consent. He showed little emotion when the verdict was handed down.
“he never had sex without consent”
Facing significant prison time
Judge Joel Bennathan told Brand he faced a significant custodial term. Crime commentator Danny Shaw said the average rape sentence in the UK is ten years, and Brand was likely to receive between four to…
Sentencing Monday, bail denied
Brand's lawyer asked the judge to grant bail so he could spend the weekend with his three children.The judge denied the request.Brand spent his first weekend in a prison cell in London before sentencing Monday.
Here's the gist
Russell Brand was found guilty of one rape and three sexual assaults against six women between two thousand four and two thousand nine. He will be sentenced Monday.
