A London jury convicted Russell Brand of rape and sexual assault on Thursday. He will be sentenced Monday.
Actor and comedian Russell Brand, 51, was found guilty on Thursday, Nov. 5, of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault by a jury at Southwark Crown Court in London. He was acquitted of two other counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault, The Associated Press and Al Jazeera reported.
Brand had pleaded not guilty and denied the accusations. He faced seven charges involving six women, and the convictions involve four women, according to AP. Judge Joel Bennathan told Brand the convictions meant “inevitably a significant custodial term,” according to BBC reporting carried by CBS News.
Brand was taken into custody after the verdict and is due to be sentenced Monday, Nov. 9, Al Jazeera and iHeartMedia reported. One of the convictions, for rape, relates to an incident in 2009, CBS News reported. The women involved have not been named, and Aurax News is not identifying them.
ABC News said its report was developing, and sentencing could bring further detail on the offences and any reaction.
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