The key facts
- Jurors were shown a recording of a police interview with a woman who says Brand raped her at his home in 2009
- She said that six months later he sent a message saying he wanted to 'push her further'; she replied that he 'treated her like an animal', after which, she says, he immediately apologised
- Brand denies all seven charges, which span the period from 1999 to 2009 and concern six complainants
Interview recording shown to jurors
At Southwark Crown Court in London, jurors were shown a video recording of a police interview with a woman who says Russell Brand raped her at his home in 2009. She said she consented only to vaginal sex, but not to anal sex. Asked by the detective whether anal sex had ever been discussed, she replied: 'No.' The court also heard that before sex Brand made her take a shower and brush her teeth.
Correspondence six months after the incident
The complainant said she was surprised to receive six months later a 'random' message from Brand in which he wrote that he wanted to 'push her further'. She quoted his words: 'Because you're dirty and I want to push you further.' The woman said she initially did not reply because she was upset, and then wrote: 'I think you pushed me far enough, you treated me like an animal.' According to her, the reply came immediately: 'Sorry.'
Circumstances of the acquaintance according to the complainant
The woman said she first met Brand at his comedy show at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2009. She says that at the time she had a boyfriend, but she went to his dressing room, where she performed a sexual act on him. According to her account, during the next meeting, at his home, sex was not agreed upon.
The defendant's position
Brand, 51, denies three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. The charges span a ten-year period from 1999 to 2009 and concern six female complainants. He has stated that he has never had sexual relations without consent. Earlier, the prosecution called him a 'sexual predator', and one of the complainants, according to the BBC, said that during the alleged rape she 'closed her eyes and tried not to be there', while another said he became 'like a monster'. The trial continues.
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