Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
3 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The Met Police has confirmed that it is investigating two further allegations of rape made against the 51-year-old comedian and actor - one of which comes from a woman who was 16-years-old when the alleged offence happened.
asserted
offence → confirm → woman
Delivering the verdict, Mr Justice Joel Bennathan, who presided over the case, told Brand that he should expect a lengthy custodial sentence.
asserted
he → deliver → sentence
He also denied Brand’s request to be given bail over the weekend so he could say goodbye to his children, fearing that Brand would abscond instead of returning to court.
uncertain
Brand → deny → court
Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher, sister to long-term Sky Sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher, was seen looking distressed in the public gallery as Brand was taken down from the dock.
asserted
Brand → see → dock
The exact jail where he spent the last few days has not been confirmed but is believed to have been HMP Wandsworth.
asserted
he → spend → days
He would have been expected to have been monitored around the clock by prison officers and banned from mixing with other inmates.
asserted
He → expect → inmates
He will likely face between 4 and 19 years imprisonment.
asserted
He → face → imprisonment
An assessment will be made by the judge based on the harm Brand caused to his victims and his culpability in each of the four offences.
asserted
Brand → make → offences
It is understood that victim impact statements will be heard by the court during the sentencing hearing.
asserted
statements → understand → hearing
A whole host of factors will be considered, including those that could aggravate and mitigate the length of his sentence.
uncertain
that → consider → sentence
It is also up to the judge to decide whether Brand should serve the sentences for the four offences concurrently or consecutively.
asserted
Brand → decide → offences
The prison to which Brand will be sent will have been chosen by the time of his sentencing hearing starting.
asserted
hearing → send → time
It is unlikely to have been selected before he was found guilty.
asserted
he → select → ?
The UK Prison Service will evaluate whether Brand is an immediate danger to himself or other prisoners, and the public, before settling on a particular jail.
asserted
Brand → evaluate → jail
Many sex offenders in the UK are placed in Vulnerable Prisoner Units if prison staff believe they could be targeted by other inmates.
uncertain
they → place → inmates
But he is most likely to be sent to one of London’s major jails for adult men with expectations that it will be HMP Wandsworth.
asserted
it → send → expectations
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