Brand Charged With Rape By Met Police. “Russell Brand has been charged by the Metropolitan Police Service in connection with a number of sexual offences including rape. The Met has issued a charge and requisition to the comedian in connection with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, one count of oral rape and two counts of sexual assault. Detectives began investigating in September 2023 after receiving a number of allegations, which followed reporting by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Times. The Met has concluded Brand should be charged in connection with alleged offences between 1999 and 2005, involving four women.” [Mirror]
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