Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years for rape and sexual assault offences – latest updates

Russell Brand was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after being convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan in 2009. The judge said Brand exploited her admiration, removed a condom during sex and continued after she repeatedly asked him to stop, causing severe pain and distress.

The woman said the assault left her struggling to eat and sleep, and she took two to three months off work before abandoning the career she had begun. The judge described the harm as significant and long-lasting: 17 years later, she still finds it affects her ability to trust people and form friendships, and she developed an alcohol problem partly as a result of the attack.