- 1A jury of eight men and four women convicted Russell Brand, 51, of one rape and three sexual assaults at Southwark Crown Court.
- 2The rape conviction relates to 2009; the sexual assault convictions relate to incidents from 2004 to 2009.
- 3Brand was cleared of other counts, elDiario.es reports.
- 4Judge Joel Bennathan ordered Brand held in custody; sentencing is due Monday.
- 5Brand has denied all the allegations against him.
Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults by a jury at Southwark Crown Court in London, according to elDiario.es and Ireland's RTÉ. The verdict, delivered Thursday, closed a widely followed trial that lasted four weeks. Brand is 51.
The verdict follows a four-week trial in London and concerns offenses dating from 2004 to 2009. Sentencing on Monday will show the penalty the court imposes.
What the jury decided
The jury of eight men and four women convicted Brand of one count of rape, relating to 2009, elDiario.es reported. It also found him guilty of three counts of sexual assault, relating to incidents between 2004 and 2009.
On one of the complainants, the jury convicted on a groping allegation but not on an allegation of oral rape, elDiario.es reported.
Brand was cleared of other counts, according to elDiario.es.
Custody and sentencing
Judge Joel Bennathan praised the jury's work and told Brand he had been convicted of several offenses, including rape. According to elDiario.es, the judge said such a verdict must inevitably bring a significant prison sentence, and that Brand should remain in custody for now.
Sentencing is due on Monday.
- Age of the fan in the rape conviction
- 21 años
- Brand's age
- 51 años
The defense and what remains open
Brand has denied all the allegations against him.
The sentence, and any response from Brand's lawyers after the verdict, are not yet reported in the sources reviewed.
Source
elDiario.esSource
RTÉReported from 2 published sources (elDiario.es, RTÉ). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
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