Russell Brand Guilty on Four Counts in London Rape Trial
A jury convicted the actor of one rape and three sexual assaults after more than eight hours of deliberation.
By Charles Reed ·
The outcome for the six women who brought the case against British actor Russell Brand was finalized on Thursday. A London jury returned guilty verdicts on four of the seven charges filed against him. The convictions include one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Brand faced a total of seven charges. He pleaded not guilty to all of them. The charges included three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of attempted indecent assault. The incidents alleged in the case occurred over a period of approximately two decades.
The jury consisted of four women and eight men. They spent more than eight hours deliberating before reaching their decision. The trial began in mid-October. Brand is scheduled to be sentenced on November 9.
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police began their investigation in 2023. Multiple U.K. news outlets reported allegations against Brand that year. In April 2025, prosecutors initially charged him with one count of rape, one count of oral rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault.
Brand responded to the initial charges on social media in April 2025. He described his younger years as a time when he was a drug addict and a sex addict. "But what I never was, was a rapist," he wrote. He added that he had never engaged in nonconsensual activity and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to defend the charges in court.
In December 2025, the Crown Prosecution Service authorized additional charges. These new charges concerned two additional women. This expanded the total number of counts to seven.
David Roberts, the senior Crown Prosecutor for the London Rape and Serious Sexual Assault Unit, commented on the verdict. He stated that Brand used his celebrity status to commit sexual crimes. Roberts said the assaults were centered on an abuse of power and sexual greed. He thanked the women in the case for their courage in coming forward.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy of the Metropolitan Police Service praised the investigation team. He urged other potential victims to speak with the department. Brand is an actor, comedian, and wellness influencer. He was previously married to singer Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012. He has been married to Laura Gallacher since 2017. The couple has three children.
