ritish comedian, actor, and television host Russell Brand has been found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Monday, 9 November.
Brand’s trial began on 12 October. He was facing a total of seven charges: three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault (which was amended to attempted indecent assault during trial). His defence was able to beat two counts of rape and the one count of attempted indecent assault, of which he was found not guilty by the jury, but he was ultimately convicted on the other charges.
The prosecution of Russell Brand has drawn criticism from sceptics from the get-go.
