Russell Brand Faces Rape And Se*ual Assault Charges, Issues Response

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By Danielle

According to London’s Metropolitan Police, Russell Brand has been charged with rape and sexual assault.

“The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police Service to charge a man following an investigation by detectives,” the Metropolitan Police stated.

The alleged offenses include:

  • One count of rape
  • One count of indecent assault
  • One count of oral rape
  • Two counts of sexual assault

“Russell Brand will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 2 May,” the Metropolitan Police stated.

From the New York Post:

The alleged offenses are tied to four separate women and took place between 1999 and 2005, cops said.

The British actor, who was once married to pop star Katy Perry, is accused of raping one woman in Bournemouth in 1999 and indecently assaulting another in 2001 in London’s Westminster area.

Police said he is also responsible for the alleged oral rape and sexual assault of a woman in Westminster in 2004, as well as the sexual assault of another alleged victim between 2004 and 2005.

Cops opened a sex crimes investigation into Brand back in September 2023 – just weeks after The Sunday Times and Channel 4 TV’s documentary show “Dispatches” reported that four women had accused Brand of sexual assault – including one rape that allegedly occurred at his Los Angeles home in 2012 at the height of his Hollywood fame.

In another alleged incident detailed in the report, the “Get Him to the Greek” star was accused of assaulting a then-16-year-old girl by forcing her to perform oral sex during a three-month-long relationship.

The then-teen claimed she had to punch the star in the stomach to make him stop, the report alleged.

“I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord. I was a drug addict, a sex addict, and an imbecile. But what I never was, was a rapist,” Brand responded in a video posted to X.

“I’ve never engaged in nonconsensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking into my eyes,” he added.

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From the Associated Press:

The comedian, author and “Get Him To The Greek” actor has denied the allegations, saying his relationships were “always consensual.”

Known for his unbridled and risqué standup routines, Brand hosted shows on radio and television, wrote memoirs charting his battles with drugs and alcohol, appeared in several Hollywood movies and was briefly married to pop star Katy Perry between 2010 and 2012.

In recent years, Brand has largely disappeared from mainstream media but has built up a large following online with videos mixing wellness and conspiracy theories. He recently said he had moved to the United States.

Brand is due to appear in a London court on May 2.

Jaswant Narwal, of Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service, said prosecutors “carefully reviewed the evidence after a police investigation into allegations made following the broadcast of a Channel 4 documentary in September 2023.

“We have concluded that Russell Brand should be charged with offences including rape, sexual assault and indecent assault,” Narwal said.

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendant has the right to a fair trial.”

Read the full statement from the Metropolitan Police.

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