UK’s Russell Brand sentenced to 10 1/2 years’ jail for rape, sexual assault

Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain’s most ‌high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood star, was jailed for 10 1/2 years on Monday after he was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more around two decades ago.

Brand – the former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry who in recent years moved away from the mainstream – was convicted on ⁠Thursday of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more between 2004 and 2009. ‌He had denied all the charges.

The 51-year-old stood in the dock at London’s Southwark Crown Court as ‌Judge Joel Bennathan sentenced him to 10 years and six months, saying he would serve two thirds in custody before being released on licence.