Russell Brand's father has claimed his rapist son is a 'victim' and called his 10-year sentence 'unfair'.
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son → claim → sentence
Ron Brand said the women whose evidence helped convict the comedian had 'chased and harassed him'.
He added that he 'didn't care' that his son had been found guilty in a court of law and claimed the jurors had been corrupted.
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jurors → say → law
Ron spoke to the media after the disgraced comedian was jailed for ten years and six months for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.
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comedian → speak → others
Asked by a reporter if he had a message for his son's victims, he said: 'The victims, what victims?
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he → ask → victims
After the reporter said she meant 'his victims', he continued: 'The girls you mean, who chased and harassed him.'
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who → say → him
Ron said he 'didn't care' that his son had been convicted and hit out at 'the system'.
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son → say → system
Questioned whether he was saying he did not trust the justice system, he said: 'I don't believe it on the basis of what I've just watched.
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I → question → what
it's easy to find the right jury.
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it → find → jury
Go on Facebook and see what people are saying...
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people → go → what
Are you saying you couldn't go on social media and see what people are saying and find people who are attacking him.'
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who → say → him
Asked how his son would cope in prison, Ron said: 'Yeah, he's strong, he's strong.'
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he → ask → prison
Then asked how his daughter-in-law, Laura Gallacher, would hold up with her husband in prison, he said: 'She's strong as well.'
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She → ask → prison
Brand, now 51, abused his celebrity status to prey on women and was convicted after a trial at Southwark Crown Court of abuse against four victims.
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Brand → abuse → victims
Ron Brand spoke to reporters after his son was jailed for ten years and six months for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others
Asked by a reporter if he had a message for his son's victims, Ron said: 'The victims, what victims?
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Ron → speak → victims
Brand, now 51, abused his celebrity status to prey on women and was convicted after a trial at Southwark Crown Court of abuse against four victims
One of his fans told how she was raped as a 21-year-old by Brand in 2009 at his luxury London home, while female staffers at Channel 4, MTV, and Capital Radio came forward to reveal how they had been sexually assaulted by the TV star.
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they → abuse → star
On Monday, Mr Justice Bennathan slammed Brand's 'staggering arrogance' as he sentenced him to 10-and-a-half years in prison for rape and three counts of sexual assault.
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he → slam → assault
The judge told Brand: 'About 20 years ago Russell Brand, you were becoming famous, you were clever, and in many people's eyes you were funny and charismatic.
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you → tell → eyes
You had also become a sexual predator.'
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You → become → ?
The judge said Brand's 'status protected you' until in 2023 journalists from the Sunday Times, The Times, and Channel 4 Dispatches first exposed a litany of sexual misconduct, leading to women making complaints to police.
He said Brand harboured a 'casual arrogant disregard to any woman's right to say no to you', while his fame meant he believed 'you could act when you liked and how you liked'.
The judge said the evidence in the case also showed that Brand's entourage during his celebrity heyday had 'indulged your dreadful behaviour'.
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Brand's wife Laura Gallacher was sat just a few feet away from the shamed comedian in the glass-walled dock, and has vowed to stand by her husband.
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wife → sit → husband
Brand displayed no emotion in the dock as he was told his punishment, and he paused briefly to tell his wife 'we'll be OK' as he was being led away to the cells.
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he → display → cells
The judge imposed a nine-year jail term for the rape, and added on an extra year and a half for the sexual assaults.
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judge → impose → assaults
One of the victims called Brand 'a sexual predator who has no remorse for how his behaviour has impacted my life'.
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behaviour → call → life
Brand's father Ron leaving Southwark Crown Court following his son's sentencing
Laura Gallacher leaves Southwark Crown Court after her husband's sentencing
The rape victim told the court how she was a big fan of Brand before going to see him at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2009, and she was picked out of the crowd by the comedian to join him backstage.
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she → leave → him
She willingly engaged in a threesome at the venue, then agreed to visit Brand's £2.3 million townhouse in Hampstead Village to have sex.
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She → engage → sex
But she said the encounter turned into rape when Brand had anal sex with her, ignored her pleas for him to stop, and pinned her down so she was struggling to breathe.
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she → say → her
She told the court on Monday that Brand's rising fame, with starring roles in Hollywood films like Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Arthur, his marriage to singer Katy Perry, and his subsequent appearances on TV, radio, stage, and podcasts, left her afraid to speak out for years.
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fame → tell → years
'I felt that if I reported him, I would not be believed', she said.
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she → feel → him
'His fame, wealth and influence created a power imbalance which made me feel powerless.'
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me → create → imbalance
The woman gave compelling evidence to Brand's trial about willingly going to his home for sex, but the encounter starting off in unnerving fashion when he forced her to strip, shower, and brush her teeth.
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he → give → teeth
She said the initial sex was 'awkward' and unenjoyable but consensual, but it turned to rape when Brand started having anal sex without consent.
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Brand → say → consent
After the attack, Brand forced his victim to clean up the mess on the bed, then coldly ejected her from his home.
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Brand → force → home
He was convicted of sexually assaulting a female Channel 4 worker during a recording session in 2009, shortly after he had started dating Ms Perry.
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The woman, who was working alone with Brand and his entourage, was forced to massage the star when he threatened to derail the recording session, at which point he knelt down and thrust his head into her groin.
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he → work → groin
She told the court her complaint at the time to Channel 4 was 'brushed under the carpet by senior management'.
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complaint → tell → management
She said: 'There was a culture at the time which meant I felt I had to just carry on and not talk about it anymore.
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Which meant I did not give myself time to lament on it, boxed it up and pushed it aside.
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The woman said she was 'quite innocent' before the attack by Brand, and his actions 'burst that bubble'.
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She added: 'I felt powerless in that moment, and it had a knock-on effect on my confidence because I felt like I had no control on that day and there was nothing I could do about what he did to me.'
Brand was also found guilty by the jury of sexually assaulting an MTV worker in a Soho bar in 2004 during a birthday party.
Brand, wearing a 'weird maniacal grin', grabbed the woman's breasts within seconds of meeting her.
The judge said the woman was 'extremely upset and traumatised', illustrated by the fact she was walking the streets of London later in the evening while crying on the phone to a friend.
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Brand was also found guilty of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker when she bumped into him in a corridor in 2005.
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she → find → 2005
…and 11 more, not listed.
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