US EditionComedian Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand faces a total of six charges after an 18-month investigation, with incidents spanning from 1999 to 2005 involving multiple alleged victims, police said.
- The CPS and Metropolitan Police announced on Tuesday that Russell Brand, comedian and actor, has been charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault relating to two further women, bringing the total to six charges.
- Detectives began investigating in September 2023 after receiving allegations following reporting by Channel 4's Dispatches and The Sunday Times, and the CPS authorised further charges after a Metropolitan Police inquiry.
- The alleged timeline covers incidents including raping a woman in a Bournemouth hotel and orally raping a TV worker after dragging her into a male toilet, with claims spanning 1999–2005 in Bournemouth and Westminster area of London.
- Brand will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 20, 2026 in relation to the two additional charges, while a trial for the original charges is set to begin at Southwark Crown Court on June 16, 2026 and he denied those earlier charges.
- Detective Chief Inspector Tariq Farooqi said women reporting, including linked to new charges, receive support from trained officers, and The Met urged affected individuals to contact CIT@met.police.uk or Rape Crisis 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line.
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Russell Brand charged with further sexual offenses involving additional women
Russell Brand has been charged with additional sexual offenses involving two more women, bringing the total number of alleged victims in the case to six, according to British prosecutors. The new charges were authorized Tuesday by the Crown Prosecution Service following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police, which said detectives began examining the allegations in September 2023 after reporting by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Time…
British comedian Russell Brand, already prosecuted for rape and sexual assault by UK justice, was charged on Tuesday with new charges of rape and sexual assault, the British police announced. The 50-year-old actor, turned into influencer on social media, pleaded innocent in May at the start of a trial for five other assault charges, including a rape charge. These new charges "concern two new women and join the charges already brought against (Ru…
Russell Brand Faces New Rape and Sexual Assault Charges as Two More Accusers Emerge.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault following allegations from two additional women.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Russell Brand, the Metropolitan Police, and six women who have come forward with allegations.WHEN & WHERE: The alleged incidents occurred between 1999 and 2005, with charges announced Tuesday in London. Brand is scheduled to appear in court on…
The actor now faces seven charges involving six different women
The new charges against the comedian stem from evidence presented by the London Metropolitan Police following a thorough investigation
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