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Russell Brand was sentenced for rape and three counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.
Russell Brand, who became a celebrity darling in the early 2000s, was found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in a case brought by six women.
Brand was convicted at London’s Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three sexual assaults, and acquitted on three other charges.
Brand was convicted at London’s Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three sexual assaults, and acquitted on three other charges.
Russell Brand is on trial in London charged with the rape, sexual assault and attempted indecent assault of six women between 1999 and 2009.
The entertainer begins giving evidence at his trial on charges including rape at Southwark Crown Court.
Russell Brand told the court he did not commit the crimes and believed sexual consent was "fundamental, essential, necessary" and "more important than sex itself".
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Russell Brand back in Southwark crown court today where his rape and sexual assault trial begins