Woman tells court Brand’s alleged rape left her feeling degraded and guilty
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A woman told Southwark Crown Court that an alleged rape by Russell Brand left her feeling degraded, guilty and ashamed. She said she had agreed to vaginal sex with a condom but not anal sex, and that Brand forced her into it without warning. Brand denies the charges, and his barrister argued that the encounter was consensual.
The woman said she had admired Brand when they met at a gig in 2009, then visited his Hampstead home after splitting from her partner. Months later, after receiving a text from Brand, she challenged him and told him he had treated her “like an animal”; she said he replied, “I’m sorry”. Six women accuse Brand of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault.
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In short
- Woman says alleged assault left her feeling degraded and guilty.
- She told the court she had not agreed to anal sex.
- Brand denies charges; his barrister says the encounter was consensual.
How this story developed
- 11 hours ago On Wednesday, the woman told the jury that the texts brought back her feelings after the alleged assault and that she had told Brand he treated her “like an animal”; six women accuse him of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault, which he denies.
- 17 hours ago In a police interview played to the court, the woman described confronting Brand by text months later and said he apologised; his barrister argued that her admiration for him had clouded her judgement.
- 17 hours ago A woman told Southwark Crown Court that Russell Brand forced her into anal sex without warning in 2009, despite her agreement to vaginal sex with a condom, leaving her feeling degraded, guilty and ashamed; Brand denies the charges and says the encounter was consensual.
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The case for
The prosecution’s case is that agreeing to vaginal sex did not mean consenting to anal sex, and that the woman’s account of feeling degraded, her later text describing how she was treated, and Brand’s reported apology support her allegation that a boundary was violated. Her evidence should be assessed alongside the other allegations, while recognising that each charge must be proved on its own evidence.
The case against
The defence argues that the encounter was consensual and that the allegations must be tested against the evidence rather than inferred from distress or an ambiguous text exchange. Brand denies the charges, and a fair assessment should leave open the possibility that the prosecution has not proved the specific offences beyond reasonable doubt.
Explained simply
Russell Brand is a British comedian and actor who became widely known through stand-up, television and film. The case concerns allegations of sexual offences by six women, including rape and sexual assault.
Brand denies all the charges. The jury is hearing evidence about the women’s accounts and the circumstances of the alleged offences; the prosecution must prove the charges for the jury to find him guilty.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “‘I felt degraded. Treated like an animal, a piece of meat’: Russell Brand’s alleged victim says she was left with a sense of guilt”.