Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years for rape and sexual assault

Brand found guilty and sentenced

Russell Brand, 51, was sentenced to ten years, six months in prison after being found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday.

“The total sentence is one of ten years, six months.”

The charges and the trial

A jury found Brand guilty last week on four of seven counts. He was convicted of raping a woman he met at one of his shows in two thousand nine and sexually assaulting three women…

Six women testified against him

Over the past four weeks, six women testified against the comedian in court in London in a trial that garnered massive media attention.

Victim impact: lasting trauma

One woman Brand was found guilty of anally raping at his home in two thousand nine said in her statement: it is something I carry with me every day and it often feels never-ending.

“It's something I carry with me every day and it often feels never-ending.”

Assault at a bar in two thousand four

A woman Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting at a bar in two thousand four when he grabbed her breasts said the confusion of what she should or could do had stayed with her…

Brand denies all charges

Brand denies all charges and said he never had non-consensual sex. His defence team argued he was a fundamentally different person from who he was at the time of the crimes.

Judge calls Brand a sexual predator

The judge said Brand had become a sexual predator and paused to pay tribute to the determination and bravery of the women who came forward. Brand was then taken down to the cells.