Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for raping a fan and sexually assaulting three other women at the height of his showbusiness career.

Brand, 51, was found guilty after a four-week trial at Southwark crown court in which he was described as a ruthless and manipulative sexual predator.

The disgraced comedian was convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan and sexually assaulting three women in separate incidents between 2004 and 2009. He was cleared of two further charges of rape and one of attempted indecent assault.

After his convictions, the Metropolitan police revealed that Brand was under investigation over two further rape allegations.