Russell Brand sentenced to 10½ years for rape and assault
Southwark Crown Court sentenced British comedian Russell Brand to 10 years and six months in prison on 2 November for raping a fan and sexually assaulting three women. Earlier that day, a jury had convicted Brand of the rape and three sexual-assault offences, CNN reported. Culture secretary Lisa Nandy warned that abuse could persist in the entertainment sector and urged organisations to join the whistleblower protection scheme, The Independent said.
In a separate New York civil lawsuit, Brand told a court he might have exposed himself on the set of the 2011 film Arthur but could not recall the incident, Metro. co. uk reported.