Jury finds Russell Brand guilty of rape and sexual assault | ABC NEWS
*Warning: This video includes allegations of sexual assault.*
British comedian and actor Russell Brand faces a “significant” jail sentence after being found guilty in a London court of rape and sexual assault.
The 51-year-old had been on trial in Southwark Crown Court on three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault relating to six women in the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2009.
After deliberating for eight and a half hours, a jury found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
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