‘S3xual predator’ Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years, six months imprisonment

Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months’ imprisonment on charges relating to a string of sexual offences, including rape.

His wife Laura Gallacher, with whom he has three children, slumped in her seat in the public gallery of London’s Southwark Crown Court as the total sentence of 10 years and six months was announced, AFP reported.

Brand told his wife, who has supported him in court throughout the case, “we’ll be OK” as he was led down to the cells, according to AFP.

In handing down the sentence, Judge Bennathan described the British celebrity as a sexual predator who was protected by fame.

Brand’s offences date back more than two decades, and he has denied the charges against him.

Brand was found guilty of rape a woman at his London residence in 2009. He was also found guilty of sexually assaulting three other women between 2004 and 2009 – all of the ‘encounters’ he claimed were consensual.

According to RT News, Brand was swept into the wider #MeToo controversy in September 2023, when several women publicly accused him of sexual misconduct.

As per RT News, the allegations triggered a backlash before any criminal charges were filed, with YouTube demonetizing his channel and the BBC and Channel 4 removing some of his content.