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Russell Brand sentenced to 10.5 years for rape and sexual assault

Comedian and broadcaster Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after being convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. The incidents occurred between 2004 and 2009. Brand, who has denied the charges, was sentenced at London's Southwark Crown Court. He will serve two-thirds of his sentence before being released on license. AI

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Russell Brand sentenced to 10.5 years for rape and sexual assault

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    UK’s Russell Brand sentenced to 10 1/2 years’ jail for rape, sexual assault

    Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain’s most ‌high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood star, was jailed for 10 1/2 years on Monday after he was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more around two decades ago. Brand – the former husband of US pop sin…