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Six more women accuse Russell Brand of sexual misconduct
Six more women have accused Russell Brand of sexual misconduct, describing alleged incidents between 2005 and 2015.
Their accounts include claims that he continued sex after being asked to stop, and that he grabbed or humiliated women.
The allegations were published after Brand was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
Brand has denied wrongdoing in the past and said his relationships were consensual; he did not respond to the new claims.
The Metropolitan Police are assessing further complaints from people who came forward during and after his trial.
The new allegations have renewed calls for the media industry to do more to protect women and girls.
Six more women have accused Russell Brand of sexual misconduct in accounts reported by The Times and The Sunday Times.
The allegations cover incidents from 2005 to 2015, including claims of sex without consent and unwanted sexual touching.
Brand did not respond to the new allegations, and his lawyers did not answer The Times’ request for comment.
Brand has denied wrongdoing in the past and has said his relationships were consensual.
The Metropolitan Police said detectives are assessing information and potential crime reports received during and since his trial.
- Who
- Six women have accused comedian Russell Brand.
- What
- They allege sexual misconduct, including sex without consent and unwanted touching. Brand has denied wrongdoing in the past.
- When
- The alleged incidents date from 2005 to 2015. The new accounts were reported on Thursday, November 12.
- Where
- The allegations concern incidents in London and San Francisco, among other locations.
- Why
- The Times reported that the women felt supported in coming forward after Brand’s conviction. The sources do not state another reason.
The six women making allegations
Russell Brand
Accounts
The six women making allegations
The women describe alleged sexual misconduct, including claims that Brand continued sex after they asked him to stop.
Russell Brand
Brand has denied wrongdoing in the past and has insisted that his relationships were consensual.
Response to new claims
The six women making allegations
The women’s accounts were reported by The Times and The Sunday Times; the papers said they took steps to corroborate them.
Russell Brand
Brand did not respond to the new allegations, and his lawyers did not answer The Times’ request for comment.
The six women say the alleged incidents took place during this period.
Channel 4 and The Times published allegations about Brand’s conduct, according to the judge’s sentencing remarks.
Brand was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
The Times published the new accounts from six women.
- Accusers
- Six women
- Alleged period
- 2005–2015
- Sentence
- 10 and a half years in prison
- Locations mentioned
- London; San Francisco
- Police response
- Detectives are assessing information and potential crime reports
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Convicted rapist Russell Brand is accused of sexual misconduct by six more women as they share grim new allegations against comedian
What people are saying
Whatever women wear, wherever they go, indeed whatever they drink, they retain the right to say ‘no’ and to demand justice from the criminal courts when sexual predators like you, Russell Brand, act without their consent
Consent is fundamental, essential, necessary, and in many ways more important than the sex itself.
I justified it in my head by saying to myself: at least he admitted it
My body wasn’t ready for this and it was painful