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Russell Brand’s rape victim was “terrified” she might have contracted HIV after he sexually assaulted her.
The anonymous victim’s testimony was read in court Monday as the judge, Justice Joel Bennathan, sentenced the disgraced comedian to 10 and a half years in prison following his conviction on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
In her testimony, the victim said she feared she caught HIV after Brand, 51, anally penetrated her during the 2009 assault and removed the condom without her consent, per The Mirror.
She also recalled the British actor subjecting her to “degradation” and “humiliation” by ordering her to shower and brush her teeth before commanding her to “clean up the mess.”
The victim shared that following the assault, she struggled to eat, sleep, and cope with her emotions, and that she even had to step away from her career and live with her parents.
“I am living with trauma and something I carry every day,” Bennathan read to London’s Southwark Crown Court.
She also described how her self-esteem and instincts had been “badly affected” after the assault.
The victim’s mother also previously provided a statement to the court, saying her daughter was “very worried about HIV” after the assault.
Page Six previously reported that following the violent attack, the victim was left in so much pain that she “couldn’t sit down.”
Her friend testified in the trial last week and told the court the heartbreaking aftermath.
The witness said her friend told her that Brand had sent a car to bring her to his London home, where an initially consensual sexual encounter turned into rape.
The woman was “just crying” and “really upset” when she recounted the incident to her friend shortly afterward.
Multiple witnesses testified that the victim had repeatedly asked Brand to stop.
On Monday morning, Justice Bennathan delivered four separate sentences for each of the Brand’s convictions.
He received nine months for the first assault, 18 months the second — reduced from two years — and eight months for the third.
While exiting the courtroom, the “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” actor mouthed “I love you” to his wife, Laura Gallacher
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When Brand was found guilty Thursday, he was acquitted of two additional rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.
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.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy described Brand as a “danger to women” and suggested that more women could come forward following his recent conviction.
The allegations against Brand first made headlines in September 2023 following an exposé published by the Sunday Times.
When the charges against him were first announced in 2025, Brand denied them on social media, 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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