Crimes
RUSSELL BRAND SENTENCED TO 10½ YEARS IN PRISON FOR RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS
British actor and comedian Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009. A jury at Southwark Crown Court found Brand guilty of one rape charge and three sexual-assault counts but acquitted him of two other rape charges and one attempted indecent assault allegation. Judge Joel Bennathan ordered Brand to serve two-thirds of the sentence in custody before release on licence.
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