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Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

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Watts, M., & Howie, M. (2026, November 5). Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/russell-brand-trial-verdict-guilty-rape-sexual-assault-b1303473.html

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Russell Brand has been found guilty by Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving incidents between 2004 and 2009. The court acquitted him of certain other charges, including an attempted indecent assault in 2001 and a rape charge from 1999. The judge indicated that Brand faces a significant prison sentence for his convictions.

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Russell Brand, a British comedian and actor, was found guilty on November 5, 2026, of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. The trial at Southwark Crown Court in London lasted for several weeks, with prosecutors describing him as a "ruthless sexual predator" who assaulted six women between 2006 and 2013. Brand pleaded not guilty to all charges but was convicted of seven counts, including one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The jury heard accounts from the victims, who described encounters that took place in hotel rooms, workplaces, a toilet cubicle, and at Brand’s home address. Brand's wife cried as he was found guilty; he entered the dock saying "yes My Lord" when remanded into custody for sentencing on Monday. Details of his substance abuse and relationship with Katy Perry were excluded from the trial due to defense objections.

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Claims (17 extracted, 1 hedged)

Russell Brand has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of one rape and three counts of sexual assault following his high-profile trial. asserted

Brand → find → trial

He has been found guilty of raping a young fan he met after one of his Hammersmith Apollo shows in 2009. asserted

he → find → 2009

Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker during a forced massage in 2009. asserted

Brand → find → 2009

Jurors also found Brand guilty of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker after encountering her in a corridor in 2005. asserted

Brand → find → 2005

He was found guilty of groping another MTV worker during a party at a Soho bar in 2004, but not guilty of going on to orally rape her in a toilet. asserted

He → find → toilet

He was found found not guilty of raping a woman he met at a cabaret show on the fringes of the 1999 Labour Party conference in Bournemouth. asserted

he → find → Bournemouth

Read More The jury also found him not guilty of trying to drag an MTV worker in to a toilet to indecently assault her in 2001. asserted

him → read → 2001

The judge told Brand the consequence of the verdicts is a “significant custodial term”. asserted

consequence → tell → verdicts

Mr Justice Bennathan said: “You’ve been convicted of a number of offences including rape. “ asserted

You → say → rape

“My current view is that I therefore have to remand you into custody.” asserted

I → have → custody

Brand closed his eyes as he was found guilty of the count of rape. asserted

he → close → rape

He stood upright in the dock and showed limited emotion as the verdicts were delivered. asserted

verdicts → stand → emotion

The media personality was accused of attacking women in a hotel room, at his luxury London home, in their workplaces, and in a Soho bar toilet during a four week trial. asserted

personality → accuse → trial

The 51-year-old had denied the three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one allegation of attempted indecent assault. asserted

old → deny → assault

During his evidence, Brand said consent during sex was “fundamental” and suggested to him it is “more important that the sex itself”. uncertain

it → say → sex

He denied having a “goal” to sleep with 5,000 women and while he admitted he was “obsessed” with sex in his younger years, he denied the extent of the impact on his life. asserted

he → deny → life

More follows. asserted

More → follow → ?

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