This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/04/russell-brand-charged
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault | Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault |
| (31 minutes later) | |
| Actor and comedian charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, say police | Actor and comedian charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, say police |
| The comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with one count each of rape, indecent assault and oral rape as well as two counts of sexual assault. | |
| Brand will appear in court in London on 2 May, according to the Metropolitan police, which began investigating him in September 2023 after a range of allegations. | |
| The force said the allegations related to four separate women, as it appealed for anyone affected by the case to come forward. | |
| It is alleged that Brand raped a woman in 1999 in the Bournemouth area, indecently assaulted a woman in 2001 in the Westminster area of London, orally raped and sexually assaulted a woman in 2004 in Westminster and sexually assaulted a woman in Westminster between 2004 and 2005. | |
| Det Supt Andy Furphy from the Metropolitan police, who is leading the investigation, said: “The women who have made reports continue to receive support from specially trained officers. | |
| “The Met’s investigation remains open and detectives ask anyone who has been affected by this case, or anyone who has any information, to come forward and speak with police.” | |
| The Met said detectives had begun investigating in September 2023 after receiving a number of allegations, which followed reporting by Channel 4’s Dispatches and the Sunday Times. | |
| Brand has previously denied allegations of rape, assault and emotional abuse that have been made against him. |