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英國笑匠布蘭德強姦案判刑 為何BBC和貝安德均作表態?
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英國笑匠布蘭德強姦案判刑 為何BBC和貝安德均作表態?

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英國喜劇演員羅素·布蘭德因強姦及性侵罪名成立,被南華克皇家法院判監十年零六個月。法官斥其為「性掠奪者」。BBC及首相貝安德均對此案作出回應,並引發關於媒體行業文化及政界與公眾人物關係的討論。

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布蘭德於2023年經媒體披露不當行為指控後,女性開始向警方投訴。案件於南華克皇家法院審訊四週後定罪。

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英國知名喜劇演員與電視、電台廣播主持人羅素·布蘭德(Russell Brand)因被裁定強姦及性侵犯罪名成立,被判監禁十年零六個月。

法官喬爾·本納森(Joel Bennathan)星期一(11月9日)在判刑陳詞中形容 Brand 是一名「性掠奪者」,並批評他「驚人的傲慢」。

現年51歲的布蘭德因強姦罪被判監禁九年,另外三項性侵犯罪分別加判18個月、九個月及八個月,但最終合併判監十年零六個月。

這名聲名狼藉的藝人被裁定於2004年至2009年間涉及四名女性的控罪成立。

根據指引,因某些嚴重暴力或性罪行而被判監禁四年或以上的罪犯,將於服刑三分之二後獲釋。以布蘭德的情況而言,即為七年。

由於其所犯下的罪行,他將按照刑罰規定自動列入性罪犯登記冊。獲釋後,他很可能須在餘下刑期內接受監管,並須遵守佩戴電子監察裝置等特定規定。

布蘭德在被判刑時於犯人欄內沒有作出反應。在被帶往羈留室前,他對身處法庭內的妻子勞拉·加拉赫(Laura Gallacher)以口形說出「我愛你」。

布蘭德有兩段婚姻,其第一任妻子是美國流行歌手凱蒂·佩里(Katy Perry)。

布蘭德被判成立的控罪包括:

於2009年在其位於倫敦的住所肛交強姦一名21歲女子,被判監禁九年

於2004年在倫敦一間酒吧的生日派對上抓捏一名女子胸部,構成性侵,被判監禁九個月

於2004年或2005年在倫敦 Choice FM 廣播電台錄音室性侵一名女子,在抓住其面部並親吻她後觸摸其胸部及臀部,被判監禁18個月

於2009年參與第四頻道電視台(Channel 4)一個項目工作期間,未經一名與其共事的女子同意,將頭部靠向其胯部區域,構成性侵,被判監禁八個月

不過,布蘭德也有兩項強姦罪及一項企圖猥褻侵犯罪獲判罪名不成立。

法官向在審訊期間出庭作供的女性所展現的勇氣致敬。

法官進一步表示,布蘭德的名人身分一直為他提供保護,直到2023年,《星期日泰晤士報》(Sunday Times)、《泰晤士報》(Times)及 Channel 4 的記者披露一系列不當行為指控後,才促使女性向警方作出投訴。

他表示,布蘭德對任何女性有權向他說「不」抱持一種「漫不經心且傲慢的漠視」,而他的名氣令他相信自己「想怎樣做就怎樣做,想何時做就何時做」。

法官表示,案件中的證據亦顯示,在布蘭德名人地位最顯赫的時期,他身邊的人一直「縱容你令人髮指的行為」。

在布蘭德判刑前,法庭聽取了遭他被控性侵的女性所提交的受害人影響陳述。

案件於倫敦南華克皇家法院(Southwark Crown Court)經過為期四星期的審訊後,法官於上星期四(5日)作出有罪裁決,繼而押後至星期一判刑。

BBC為布蘭德犯行道歉

布蘭德的事業始於棟篤笑演員,之後憑藉主持電視真人秀《老大哥》(Big Brother)的關聯清談節目等節目而在英國家喻戶曉。他亦曾在BBC廣播電台第二台(BBC Radio 2)和第六音樂台(BBC Radio 6 Music)主持個人節目。

在他被定罪後,英國廣播公司(BBC)發言人表示,「濫用權力絕無容身之地」,並補充說:「整個行業必須共同努力,確保任何遭受他人傷害的人都感到自己能夠舉報事件,他們的憂慮會被認真對待,而且會被傾聽。」

BBC再次就2006年至2008年間布蘭德在BBC工作期間的情況向員工致歉。當時,有員工因認為他「太具影響力」而覺得無法提出對其行為的憂慮。

在布蘭德擔任主持人期間播出《老大哥》及其衍生節目的 Channel 4 表示,該台明白「這些罪行所造成的深遠影響」。

數碼、文化、媒體及體育大臣藍麗珊(Lisa Nandy)警告,在布蘭德被定罪後,英國媒體行業中的侵害行為可能仍在發生,因為相關機構未有採取足夠措施保護女性。

藍麗珊在BBC電視一台節目《勞拉·昆斯伯格週日訪談》(Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, BBC One)中表示:「時間到了,媒體行業真的必須認真看待這個問題。」

她補充說,自上任以來,「很多人」曾聯絡她,聲稱自己在行業內遭遇過一些事情。

藍麗珊被問及,在布蘭德審訊之後,以及在BBC記者揭露強姦指控導致 Channel 4 真人秀《一見鍾情結婚吧》(Married at First Sight;《一見面就結婚》)被取消後,她是否認為媒體行業內仍然存在剝削和侵害。

她說:「我看不到媒體行業及整個公共領域內的機構,包括政界,在處理那些非常勇敢站出來指控受侵害的女性時,其方式有太大改變。」

藍麗珊補充,在媒體和政治等行業中,發聲的女性往往得不到保障,並要付出「非常沉重的代價」,她並指出權力失衡及部分員工只能獲得短期合約等問題。

藍麗珊表示,很多人已從行業內部站出來發聲,包括來自BBC的人。

但她補充,BBC已成為簽署保護吹哨者的行業組織「創意產業獨立標準管理局」(Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority)的「典範」,並呼籲其他機構效法。

BBC發言人表示,公司「已作出重大承諾,以改善其文化、流程及標準」。

發言人補充說:「去年在完成獨立文化檢討後,我們為所有與BBC合作或受僱於BBC的人士訂立了行為期望,並清楚表明,若未能達到這些標準,將會採取行動。」

貝安德與工黨回應布蘭德強姦案

判刑前,首相貝安德(Andy Burnham)表示,羅素·布蘭德已因其「駭人聽聞」的罪行而受到應有追究,並試圖解釋工黨過去與這名喜劇演員的關係。

十多年前,在警方開始調查布蘭德之前,工黨部分人士曾試圖爭取他的支持。而在2014年,當這名喜劇演員因住房安排受到媒體批評時,貝安德曾在社交媒體發文表達支持。

貝安德上星期五(6日)被問及該則2014年的帖文時表示:「公眾人物的所有事情,並不一定人人都知道。」

2014年,布蘭德定期為報章撰寫評論文章,並參與政治討論節目,包括 BBC 的《問答時間》(Question Time)。他的反建制及左翼觀點亦為他在社交媒體上吸引了不少追隨者。

同年,時任影子衛生大臣貝安德在 Twitter(今X)發文支持布蘭德,當時這名喜劇演員正面臨有關其住房安排的指控。

目前尚不清楚貝安德在2014年的帖文具體所指為何,但《太陽報》(The Sun)聲稱,布蘭德一方面向設於避稅天堂的業主租住物業,另一方面卻在倡議反對避稅。

布蘭德威脅要起訴該報,並表示會把有關款項捐給希斯堡慘劇(Hillsborough disaster)受害者,而貝安德長期以來一直為該群體奔走發聲。

在被問及該則社交媒體帖文時,貝安德告訴BBC:「我只能說,我當時完全不知道他所做事情的全部程度,以及後來所做的事。」

首相補充說:「他(布蘭德)的罪行駭人聽聞,他受到應有追究,受害者得到了公義,而這正是這裡所採取的正確做法。」

上星期五,文立彬的發言人向BBC表示:「羅素·布蘭德被裁定犯下的這些罪行令人震驚,文立彬對受害者致以深切同情。」

「正如他在2023年所說:『當然,根據我現在所知道的情況,而當時我並不知道關於羅素·布蘭德的這些指控,我不會接受那次訪問,而且我對此感到後悔。』」

Open Questions

  • 媒體行業內部是否會採取實質性的文化改革?
  • 其他潛在受害者是否會進一步站出來?

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