British comedian Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape, sexual assault

British comedian and broadcaster Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous. You were clever and, in many people's eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator. Brand was unanimously convicted by a jury on Thursday of four sexual offences, one count of rape and three counts of sexual assaults involving four women between 2004 and 2009 in different locations. In addition, Brand was cleared of two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault. However, he remains under investigation after London police said it was looking into rape allegations made by two other women. The 51-year-old has turned into a self-styled conservative religious online guru in recent years. His accusers came forward following a 2023 investigation by The Times and Channel 4 that aired accounts from women who said they had been sexually abused by Brand.