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‘Rottenness in society’ encouraged Russell Brand’s behaviour, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
Jacob Rees-Mogg said Russell Brand’s prison sentence reflected a wider social failure, arguing that public acceptance of Brand’s openly boastful sexual behaviour helped normalise it. His comments link the case to broader questions about how society treats sexual misconduct and the harm experienced by those involved.
Rees-Mogg said some women’s experiences met the criminal standard while others suffered without reaching that threshold. The article reports that Brand was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for sex offences; it provides no further details about the offences or sentencing proceedings.
In short
- Rees-Mogg criticised society’s acceptance of Brand’s behaviour.
- He said some women suffered harm that did not meet the criminal threshold.
- Brand received a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence.