Woman tells UK court that comedian Russell Brand raped her
The woman said Brand grabbed her breasts, dragged her into a toilet and forced oral sex, as jurors heard she delayed reporting it for nearly 20 years.
- On Monday, the jury at Southwark Crown Court watched a 2023 video police interview with the third complainant, while Russell Brand arrived for the second week of his trial accompanied by his wife, Laura Gallacher.
- Brand faces seven charges including three counts of rape, three of sexual assault, and one of indecent assault involving six women across a 10-year period between 1999 and 2009.
- At a 2004 party at London's Nordic Bar in Soho, the woman alleged Brand grabbed her breasts before dragging her into a toilet, telling police, "I just closed my eyes and tried not to be there."
- Brand has pleaded not guilty to all charges, claiming his encounters with women were consensual; the trial is expected to last six weeks.
- Individuals seeking support can contact Rape Crisis's 24/7 Support Line at 0808 500 2222, or report sexual assault to police by calling 999 or 101.
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Comedian Russell Brand anally raped me, woman tells UK trial
LONDON, Oct 20 - British actor and comedian Russell Brand anally raped a woman who had willingly gone to his house for consensual sex, ignoring her pleas for him to stop, the accuser told police in an interview played to a London court on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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