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Russell Brand jailed for ten and a half years for rape and sexual assault
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A jury at Southwark Crown Court found Brand guilty of offences committed between 2004 and 2009, and cleared him of three further charges.
Russell Brand has been jailed for ten and a half years for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
He was sentenced on Monday at Southwark Crown Court in London. The sentence was reported by LADbible as nine years for the rape, with a further 18 months for the sexual assaults. Brand must serve two-thirds of the term in custody before he can be released on licence.
On Thursday a jury unanimously convicted him of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault after a four-week trial. The offences took place between 2004 and 2009. He was cleared of two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault. He had been on bail during the trial and was taken into custody after the verdicts.
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Bennathan said: “About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous. You had also become a sexual predator.” He told Brand that “your status protected you until 2023 when journalists published allegations”.
He told Brand that “your status protected you until 2023 when journalists published allegations”.
Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones told the court that Brand had used his fame to gain access to women. Defence counsel Ian Winter KC said his client was a “fundamentally different person today”.
Brand, 51, denied all the charges. He told the court every encounter had been consensual.
Victim impact statements were read to the court, and one woman addressed Brand directly from behind a screen. All of the women have lifelong anonymity under UK law.
The Metropolitan Police says it is investigating allegations made by two other women.
