US EditionComedian Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand faces six charges total, including two new counts of rape and sexual assault, following a police investigation prompted by media reports and victim testimonies.
- 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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The British actor Russell Brand is charged with assaults and rapes. Now two more women have accused him.
Russell Brand Hit With More Rape, Assault Charges
Russell Brand is now facing a larger criminal case in the UK, with prosecutors bringing two additional charges of rape and sexual assault against him. London's Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that the new counts involve two more women and come on top of earlier, similar charges involving multiple women, reports...
Russell Brand has to answer for two more serious sexual crimes in court. Katy Perry's ex is accused of rape and sexual coercion, among other things.
There are two more victims to accuse the actor and the perpetrators of sexual crimes, having to be brought before justice on 20 January. Brand had already faced five other identical charges.
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