British actor and comedian Russell Brand has been sentenced Monday to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of raping a fan and assaulting three other women during his showbiz career.
Judge Joel Bennathan, while declaring his sentence at the Southwark Court in London, stated that Brand, now 51 years old, had become an increasingly famous sexual gregister.
The jury had convicted him last week of raping a 21-year-old in 2009 and sexual assault on three other women, in the period he was climbing to fame in the 2000s.
However, Brand was acquitted of two other counts of rape and one count of attempted sexual assault.
During the trial, he had admitted to having had a very active sex life, but had insisted that all relations had been with the consent of the parties. The prosecution, meanwhile, argued that he had acted consistently and calculated to achieve his sexual intentions.
In addition to the prison sentence, Brand’s name will be recorded forever in the registry of persons convicted of sexual acts.
Following the decision, Britain’s Crown Prosecutor’s Service stressed that fame and status do not change the importance of consent in sex.
Meanwhile, Metropolitan Police confirmed they are investigating two more allegations of rape against the former British star.
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