British police accuse the actor Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault

London (AP) – British police accused Russell Brand of rape and sexual assault on an 18 -month investigation triggered on Friday when four women alleged that they had been attacked by the controversial actor.

The London metropolitan police have said that Brand, 50, faces a rape chief, an indecent assault, oral rape and two sexual assault.

The alleged offenses involve four women and took place between 1999 and 2005.

In September 2023, British Media Outlets Channel 4 and the Sunday Times published the claims of four women after being sexually assaulted or raped by the brand. The accusers have not been identified.

The actor, author and “doing it to the Greek” denied allegations, saying that his relations were “always consensual”.

Known for his unbridled and risky routines, Brand hosted radio and television shows, wrote memories translating his battles with drugs and alcohol, appeared in several Hollywood films and was briefly married to Pop Star Katy Perry between 2010 and 2012.

In recent years, Brand has largely disappeared from the consumer media, but has built a large online follow-up with videos mixing theories of well-being and conspiracy. He recently said he had moved to the United States.

The brand should appear before a London court on May 2.

Jaswant Narwal, from the British crown prosecution service, said prosecutors, “carefully examined the evidence after a police investigation into the allegations made following the dissemination of a documentary Channel 4 in September 2023.

“We have concluded that the Russell brand should be accused of offenses, including rape, sexual assaults and acts of fact indecent,” said Narwal.

“The crown prosecution service reminds everyone that the criminal procedures are active and that the defendant has the right of fair trial.”

Originally published: April 4, 2025 at 7:07 a.m.