Make Page Six a Preferred Source Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison Monday following his conviction on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Brand was found guilty Thursday in a London court, but was acquitted of two additional rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Judge Justice Bennathan told Brand at the time he would face a “significant” prison sentence.
Brand was denied bail and remanded into custody following the announcement of the verdict, which took the jury three days to reach.
He was then escorted out of the courtroom by two female guards and taken to a holding cell.
Brand is also under investigation by the Metropolitan Police over two additional “allegations of rape,” including one involving a woman who was 16 years old when she dated Brand, who was 30 at the time.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told the Sun Thursday that Brand had “previously been interviewed under caution” and that files relating to both complaints had been “submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service.”
“Detectives remain in close contact with prosecutors as inquiries continue and further investigative work is carried out,” the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy described Brand as a “danger to women” and suggested that more women could come forward following his recent conviction.
Brand initially stood trial on seven charges involving six women, including three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault. The alleged incidents took place between 1999 and 2009.
The allegations against Brand first made headlines in September 2023 following an exposé published by the Sunday Times.
Brand pleaded not guilty to all seven charges during the trial.
The rape conviction stemmed from a 2009 incident in which a woman accused Brand of anally raping her at his London home.
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Her friend testified that the woman told her she had repeatedly told Brand “no” and was in so much pain afterward that she “couldn’t sit down.”
Brand, for his part, testified that the anal sex was consensual and that the woman never asked him to stop, according to the New York Times.
He also acknowledged that he had “misused” his fame to obtain sex from women, while telling the jury that consent was “fundamental, essential [and] necessary.”
When the charges were first announced in 2025, Brand denied the allegations in an Instagram video, thanking fans for their “incredible and overwhelming messages of support.”
“I’ve always told you guys that when I was young and single … I was a fool,” he said, while insisting he had “never engaged in non-consensual activity.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
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