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Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) •
November 05, 2026 • 02:25 PM
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Brand was convicted at London’s Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three sexual assaults, and acquitted on three other charges.

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Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been found guilty by a London jury of rape and sexual assault.

Judge Joel Bennathan said Brand would receive a prison sentence.

Prosecutors had described the 51-year-old , who starred in the films Get Him to the Greek and Arthur , as a ruthless, sexual predator.

Brand had denied the accusations , saying the incidents had either been consensual, reinvented or re-imagined.

He was convicted at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Thursday (UK time) of one count of rape and three sexual assaults. He was acquitted of two other rapes and an attempted indecent assault.

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