Russell Brand convicted of rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand convicted of rape and sexual assault

British comedian Russell Brand was convicted Thursday of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women at Southwark Crown Court. He was acquitted of three other charges, remanded to custody, and faces a significant prison term Monday, while major British publishers Pan Macmillan and Hodder and Stoughton withdraw his books.

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