LONDON — British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been convicted by a London court of rape and sexual assault against three women, concluding a high-profile three-week criminal trial.
The verdicts were delivered at Southwark Crown Court in London following an investigation examining incidents dating between 2004 and 2009. Justice Bennathan ordered Brand remanded into custody pending formal sentencing on Monday.
Summary of Verdicts and Offenses
The jury found Brand, 51, guilty on four criminal counts:
- Raping a 21-year-old fan in 2009 following a live performance in West London.
- Sexually assaulting an MTV employee at a central London bar in 2004.
- Sexually assaulting and forcibly kissing a woman at her workplace in 2005.
- Sexually assaulting another woman in 2009 after demanding a massage.
Brand was acquitted on two additional counts of rape and one count of attempted assault. Prosecutors and London’s Metropolitan Police emphasized that Brand leveraged fame, influence, and professional leverage to exploit victims, reaffirming that no individual is above the law.
