Comedian Brand faces rape charge

COMEDIAN and actor Russell Brand has been charged with sexual offences, including rape.

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Detectives began an investigation after Brand was accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse by several women in a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches in September 2023.

The Metropolitan Police has now charged Brand, who is understood to live in the US, by post with one count each of rape, indecent assault and oral rape, as well as two counts of sexual assault, relating to four separate women, and issued a court summons.

Brand has previously denied the accusations, and said all his sexual relationships were "absolutely always consensual".

The alleged incidents took place between 1999 and 2005.