Russell Brand gets 10-year jail sentance

Former actor and comedian Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault. During the hearing on Monday at London’s Southwark Crown Court, Judge Joel Bennathan delivered the sentence, describing Brand as a “sexual predator” and saying that his fame protected him until 2023,. 

The judge also pointed out Brand’s “staggering arrogance” in the way he treated women, further calling out his associates for indulging his “dreadful behaviour.” On the other hand, Brand consistently maintained his innocence.

Present during the hearing was Brand’s wife, Laura Brand, who also gave evidence during the trial. She described her husband as “amazingly attentive” and “kind”, telling the jury, “I love him very much.”

Stating that it was unlikely he would extend the former comedian’s bail any further, the judge told Brand, “My current view is that I therefore have to remand you in custody, not least because the temptation to avoid coming back to court to receive that sentence will be overwhelming.”

He will spend minimum seven years behind bars

Brand will eventually be eligible for parole, but only after serving two-thirds of his sentence. That means he will spent at least seven years behind bars, and, if granted parole, would have to serve the remainder of his sentence under supervision and abiding by specific rules.

Guilty of... 

*Sexually assaulting a woman during a birthday party at a London bar in 2004, but cleared of orally raping her in a restroom.

*Kissing and groping another woman at a London radio station in 2004 or 2005 and of anally raping a fan at his home after meeting her backstage at one of his comedy shows in 2009.

*The final conviction was for sexually assaulting a different woman who says the comedian demanded a massage and pressed his face into her groin during the recording of an advertisement in 2009.