Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

British former comedian Russell Brand has been found guilty by a London jury of one rape and three sexual assaults, involving a total of four women.

Brand, who closed his eyes but showed no emotion as the jury delivered the verdicts, was cleared of two rapes and one count of attempted indecent assault against two other women.

Judge Joel Bennathan warned the 51-year-old actor turned conservative religious online guru that he faced a “significant custodial term”.

He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on Monday. The maximum sentence in the UK for rape is life imprisonment.

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