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Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assault
The London sentencing follows convictions involving four women. The jury also acquitted Brand of three other charges.
Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Monday, November 9, after his conviction for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others, according to Sky News and the Associated Press.
The sentence was imposed at Southwark Crown Court in London following the November 5 verdicts against the 51-year-old actor and comedian.
What the jury decided
The four convictions concerned offences against four women between 2004 and 2009. The jury also acquitted Brand of two other rape charges and one charge of attempted indecent assault.
Brand had denied the offences. After the verdicts, Mr Justice Bennathan refused bail and Brand was taken into custody ahead of Monday’s sentencing.
The hearing
Before the sentence was announced, the court heard accounts of the lasting harm described by the women. One addressed the court herself; statements from the others were read by the prosecution. The defence asked the judge to take account of Brand’s charitable work and personal circumstances.
The prison term has now been announced. The judge said he would not take account of allegations on which Brand was acquitted when deciding the punishment, Sky News reported from court.
How the investigation developed
The Metropolitan Police began investigating after allegations were reported in September 2023 by Channel 4’s Dispatches, The Times and The Sunday Times. The force says detectives interviewed more than 100 witnesses and examined more than 1,400 documents.
The Crown Prosecution Service said its approach focused on Brand’s conduct rather than assumptions about how someone should respond to sexual violence. The agency also stressed that the women are entitled to lifelong anonymity.
The sentence follows a four-week trial. The Metropolitan Police said the women were supported throughout the investigation and proceedings by specialist officers and victim-support teams.
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