Russell Brand Found Guilty of Rape and Sexual Assault; Sentencing Set for Nov. 9

Russell Brand was convicted Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault after a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court in London. The Crown Prosecution Service said the offenses involved four women and took place between 2004 and 2009. Brand was refused bail, remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced Monday, Nov. 9.

The BBC reported that jurors also found him not guilty of two other counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault after deliberating for about eight and a half hours.

What were the verdicts?

According to the BBC and CPS:

• Guilty of raping a fan after a 2009 Hammersmith Apollo stand-up show
• Guilty of groping an MTV worker at a Soho bar party in 2004
• Guilty of kissing and groping a Choice FM worker at the Capital Radio building in 2004 or 2005
• Guilty of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker in 2009 after she was forced to give him a massage
• Not guilty of raping a woman he met around the 1999 Labour Party conference fringe in Bournemouth
• Not guilty of attempting to drag an MTV worker into a toilet to indecently assault her in 2001

The CPS said Brand, 51, used his celebrity status as his career grew from stand-up into television and acting. Senior Crown Prosecutor David Roberts described him as “predatory” and said each assault involved “an abuse of power and sexual greed.”

Sentencing and custody

Judge Mr Justice Bennathan told Brand to expect “a significant custodial term” and remanded him until sentencing, the BBC reported. Brand’s barrister asked for weekend bail so he could speak with his children; the judge refused, citing Brand’s “considerable resources” and substantial grounds to fear he might not return, according to the BBC.

Brand’s wife, Laura Gallacher (also referred to as Laura Brand in court coverage), was in court for the verdicts, the BBC said.

Further allegations and background

It can now be reported that Brand is under investigation for further rape allegations by two women and has already been questioned; the Metropolitan Police told the BBC its inquiry “remains ongoing.” The Guardian separately noted that Metropolitan Police files on additional allegations have been submitted to the CPS.

Allegations involving Brand were first widely reported in September 2023 by Channel 4’s Dispatches, The Times and The Sunday Times. Brand denied the charges at trial and insisted any sexual activity was consensual; his barrister told jurors that none of it was unlawful, the BBC reported.

Brand rose to fame as a British comedian and presenter, later appearing in films including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek. He was married to singer Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012 and in recent years has worked as an online commentator.

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Earlier coverage: Russell Brand Convicted of Rape and Sexual Assault at Southwark Crown Court (Nov 5)