"Brand, 50, has already denied two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault in relation to alleged offences between 1999 and 2005, involving four women. He was charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault in relation to two more women in December and appeared for his first court appearance in relation to the fresh charges at Westminster Magistrates' Court this afternoon."
"Brand, of Oxfordshire, 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, the court heard in May. He 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 other charge of the original five alleges that the actor indecently assaulted another woman after grabbing her forearm and attempting to drag her into a male toilet. He was charged following an investigation by Channel 4 and The Sunday Times in which several women made allegations against him. Brand presented on Big Brother spin-off shows Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack in the Noughties."
Russell Brand faces two further sexual offence charges, including rape, in addition to five earlier counts he has denied that relate to alleged offences between 1999 and 2005 involving four women. The new charges concern alleged incidents in London in 2009 and prompted a first court appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court. A trial for the original five charges is scheduled at Southwark Crown Court later this year. Allegations include rape in a hotel room, oral rape in a male toilet, and multiple incidents of grabbing and groping. The charges followed an investigation by Channel 4 and The Sunday Times. Brand previously presented Big Brother spin-off shows and has two children.
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