Good morning. Russell Brand will be sentenced today after being found guilty of raping a woman and sexually assaulting three others in seperate incidents between 2005-2009.
The disgraced former comedian and Hollywood star has been behind bars since he was convicted by a jury last Thursday, denied bail by his trial judge who ruled that he posed a flight risk. During the four-week trial, prosecutors had argued that Brand was a ruthless, calculating, manipulative “sexual predator” who pursued women relentlessly and exploited his fame and power to get what he wanted from them sexually.
The 51-year-old father of three is now facing a “significant” prison term, Justice Joel Bennathan said last week.
The sentencing is taking place in Southwark Crown Court in London and commences at 10:30am GMT. I’ll bring you all the developments.
