Russell Brand Maintains Innocence In Message Through Wife From Behind Bars

Russell Brand has claimed that he is “not guilty for the offences I have been jailed for” in a message read by his wife on YouTube.

Presenting an episode of their Sunday Service show, Laura Brand delivered some words on behalf of her husband, who is behind bars in Littlehey Prison, a jail for men who have been convicted of sexual offenses. Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

Reading from a notepad, Laura Brand said: “Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, God bless you for your support. As you know, I am not guilty for the offences I have been jailed for, so something strange is happening.”

She continued: “The good news is that Christ is with us when we choose him, and I do. I am incarcerated in HMP Littlehey. Little as in small, and hey as in, ‘Hey, I’m in the biggest sex offenders’ prison in Europe.

“The good news is that I have already seen that the staff here are strong, they are kind, and they are dedicated. And as for my fellow prisoners, I now know that I am in no position to judge anyone.

“I don’t know which other men here are not guilty, and the ones that are, they are people that Christ died to save, like you and me. Let us all love, pray for, and forgive one another as God forgave us.”

An audibly emotional Laura Brand added: “Please support my treasured wife and family. I feel your prayers, your brother in Christ. Russell.”

Laura opened the YouTube video by saying that she was streaming to “continue the good work that was being established here in this Sunday Service community. Something very, very close to mine and Russell’s heart.”

Earlier over the weekend, one of Brand‘s accusers waived her legal right to anonymity after the Forgetting Sarah Marshall star was imprisoned.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Mia Latter alleged that she was orally raped by Brand in 2006, when she was aged 16 and he was 30. She alleged that Brand referred to her as “the child” during their relationship, which she now considers to have been emotionally and sexually abusive.