# Alleged Russell Brand rape victim wants age of consent law changed

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alleged-russell-brand-rape-victim-wants-age-of-consent-law-changed/
- Published: 2026-11-15T07:19:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T11:50:54+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Entertainment (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm3rgx9p583zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

## Key points

- Mia Latter is campaigning for a staggered age of consent.
- She alleges Brand raped her when she was 16.
- Police say her allegation remains under investigation.

## Summary

Mia Latter, who says Russell Brand raped her when she was 16, has waived her right to anonymity and is campaigning for a change to the age of consent law. She wants a staggered system that would allow relationships between teenagers aged 16 and 17 but make relationships between under-18s and adults a criminal offence.

Latter, now 37, says she met Brand when he was 30 and working at MTV, and alleges he later orally raped her; Brand denied allegations made in the 2023 media investigation. She was not a complainant in his recent criminal trial, in which he was sentenced to 10 and a half years for rape and three sexual assaults, while acquitted of other charges. Police say an investigation into Latter’s allegation, opened in January 2026, remains ongoing, and the Crown Prosecution Service says it is advising investigators.

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