Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assault

Actor and comedian Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday, according to Sky News’s live broadcast of the judge’s remarks.

Brand, 51, was convicted on 5 November of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault following a four-week trial. The offences involved four women and took place between 2004 and 2009, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

Brand denied the charges. The jury acquitted him of two further counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.

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