British police have charged comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault after an investigation that followed complaints from several women.https://p.dw.com/p/4sh0C
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UK police charge comic actor Russell Brand with rape
British police have charged comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault after an investigation that followed complaints from several women.
Brand has repositioned himself in recent years as a social media commentator espousing conspiracy theoriesImage: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images
London’s Metropolitan Police on Friday said they have charged actor-comedian Russell Brand with rape and multiple counts of assault between 1999 and 2005, a police statement on Friday said.
The 50-year-old former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry repositioned himself in recent years as a social media commentator often espousing conspiracy theories.
What are the allegations against Brand?
In 2023, UK media outlets Channel 4 and the Sunday Times published the accounts of four women who said they had been sexually assaulted or raped by Brand. The alleged victims have not been identified.
Brand was charged Friday with the rape of a woman in 1999 in the Bournemouth area, on England’s south coast. He also is accused of the oral rape and sexual assault of a woman in 2004 in central London.
In addition, Brand was charged with indecent assault against a woman in 2001 and the sexual assault of another woman between 2004 and 2005
London’s Metropolitan Police on Friday said they have charged actor-comedian Russell Brand with rape and multiple counts of assault between 1999 and 2005, a police statement on Friday said.
The 50-year-old former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry repositioned himself in recent years as a social media commentator often espousing conspiracy theories.
What are the allegations against Brand?
In 2023, UK media outlets Channel 4 and the Sunday Times published the accounts of four women who said they had been sexually assaulted or raped by Brand. The alleged victims have not been identified.
Brand was charged Friday with the rape of a woman in 1999 in the Bournemouth area, on England’s south coast. He also is accused of the oral rape and sexual assault of a woman in 2004 in central London.
In addition, Brand was charged with indecent assault against a woman in 2001 and the sexual assault of another woman between 2004 and 2005.
