Russell Brand found guilty of rape, sexual assault as judge promises ‘sentence of some length’
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Russell Brand was convicted in London of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others, following a four-week trial. The judge signaled that the sentence will be substantial, though no date or term was indicated. The verdict makes one of Britain's most prominent entertainment figures a convicted sex offender, underscoring the continuing reckoning over abuse by high-profile men.
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