"Brand, 50, is already accused of two counts of rape, one of indecent assault, and two of sexual assault in relation to alleged offences between 1999 and 2005 involving four women. The new charges were issued following an investigation by the force and relate to two women. He denied the first set of charges at Southwark Crown Court earlier this year and a trial is scheduled to begin in relation to them on June 16 next year."
"Detectives began investigating in September 2023 after receiving a number of allegations, which followed reporting by Channel 4's Dispatches and The Sunday Times. He is accused of raping a woman in a hotel room while she attended a Labour Party conference in Bournemouth, and grabbing a TV worker's breasts and orally raping her after dragging her into a male toilet."
"Brand, of Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, is also alleged to have grabbed a radio station worker's face, pushing her against a wall and kissing her before groping her breasts and buttocks. The final charge alleges the actor indecently assaulted another woman after grabbing her forearm and attempting to drag her into a male toilet. The allegations against Brand are said to have taken place against four women between 1999 and 2005 in Dorset and Westminster, central London."
Russell Brand faces additional criminal charges arising from allegations involving multiple women dating between 1999 and 2005. Detectives opened the new investigation in September 2023 after receiving several allegations following broadcast and newspaper reporting. The new matters include allegations of rape in a hotel room, oral rape after being dragged into a male toilet, and multiple incidents of grabbing, kissing, and groping. Brand has denied the earlier charges and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 20, with a related trial scheduled to begin on June 16 next year. Police urge anyone with information to come forward and offer specialist support to the reporters.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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