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UK comedian Russell Brand gets 10-year jail term after conviction in sexual assault case

UK comedian Russell Brand gets 10-year jail term after conviction in sexual assault case

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British comedian Russell Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of raping one fan and sexually assaulting three other women between 2004 and 2009. The sentence was handed down by Judge Joel Bennathan at London’s Southwark Crown Court, where Brand showed no emotion as the judgment was delivered.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    British actor-comedian Russell Brand faces a significant prison sentence in London after being convicted of rape and multiple sexual assaults.

    — Mathrubhumi English

  • center · 4 outlets

    Russell Brand, 51, faces a significant prison term after being convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.

    — Hindustan Times

  • right · 2 outlets

    Russell Brand, 51, showed no emotion as judge Joel Bennathan passed sentence at London's Southwark Crown Court

    — NDTV

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British comedian Russell Brand was sentenced after being convicted of raping one fan and sexually assaulting three other women between 2004 and 2009.

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  2. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Russell Brand sentenced to 10 1/2 years in British prison for rape and sexual assaults

    LONDON: Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 1/2 years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. Judge Joel Bennathan told Brand that he showed a "casual and arrogant disregard" for any woman to say no to him in sentencing remarks that put the crimes in the context of…

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  6. Hindustan Times Center HT Media Current article

    UK comedian Russell Brand gets 10-year jail term after conviction in sexual assault case

    British comedian Russell Brand was sentenced after being convicted of raping one fan and sexually assaulting three other women between 2004 and 2009.

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