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Russell Brand rape conviction: Judge sentences him to prison

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Guilty verdict Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court on November 05, 2026 in London, England. A jury found Brand guilty of one count rape and three counts of sexual assault after two days of deliberations. The allegations against the actor came from six different women spanning a ten-year period between 1999 and 2009. Brand, 51, pleaded not guilty to all counts, maintaining that all of his past sexual encounters were entirely consensual. (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images) (Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Comedian Russell Brand will be spending several years in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault.

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A judge sentenced Brand to 10 1/2 years in a British prison, The Associated Press reported.

The sentence came after a jury of eight men and four women found him guilty last week of attacking four of six women who accused him in allegations that went back to 2004, according to the AP.

He was found guilty of raping one of the women and sexually assaulting the other three, Reuters reported.

He was acquitted of two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.

Brand denied all of the allegations, Reuters reported.

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