British comedian Russell Brand, already prosecuted for rape and sexual assault by British courts, was indicted on Tuesday. for additional rape and sexual assaultreports AFP, citing British police.
“They concern two new … women and are in addition to the charges already filed against (Russell) Brand in April 2025, which involved four women,” detailed the Metropolitan Police in a press release regarding the charges.
The 50-year-old comedian, who became an influencer on social networks, due to appear on January 20 in a London court.
On the other hand, his trial for the first accusations should begin June 16 in front of Southwark Criminal Court, in the south of the British capital. He will be tried for two rapes and several sexual assaults which he is accused of committing in the coastal region of Bournemouth, in the south of England, and in London, between 1999 and 2005.
The police investigation has been opened after the broadcast of a documentary on the British channel Channel 4 in September 2023.
Russell brand rejected the accusationswhile saying he was “grateful for the opportunity” to defend himself. “I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord. “I was a drug addict, a sex addict and an idiot, but I was never a rapist,” he said in a video posted online, claiming to have “never been involved in a non-consensual relationship.”
Born in 1975 into a family of modest origins in Essex, Brand has millions of followers on social mediawhere he frequently expresses anti-system and conspiratorial ideas. He began his career as a stand-up comedian as a teenager and became known for his provocative and often raunchy humor, before becoming a successful actor.
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