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Russell Brand denied bail after guilty verdict in rape, sexual assault trial

The actor and comedian, 51, was found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, as reported by the BBC.

Russell Brand denied bail after guilty verdict in rape, sexual assault trial
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The actor and comedian, 51, was found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, as reported by the BBC.

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He was cleared of two additional rape charges and attempted indecent assault.The jury reached its verdict on Thursday, November 5, after three days of deliberations.

Brand was denied bail and remanded in custody ahead of his sentencing, scheduled for Monday.Judge Justice Bennathan promised a “significant” prison sentence for Brand.Following a two-year investigation sparked by a 2023 report by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Times, the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star was first charged in April 2024 with one count of rape, one count of oral rape, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of….

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The alleged incidents occurred between 1999 and 2005.Two additional charges of rape and sexual assault were brought forward in December 2025.

One woman claimed Brand raped her in 2012, while another alleged she was in an “emotionally abusive and controlling” relationship with the actor when she was only 16 and Brand was in his 30s.Brand denied all allegations and pleaded not guilty.His wife-of-nine-years, Laura Gallacher, was present throughout the trial — which began on October 12 — and reportedly became emotional when the verdict was announced on Thursday.Brand was previously married….

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