The key facts

  • Russell Brand's sentencing hearing began on November 9 at Southwark Crown Court
  • Brand was found guilty by the jury on November 5 on four counts, including the rape in 2009
  • One of the victims testified from behind a protective screen and reported threats from Brand's supporters

Sentencing hearing

On November 9, a hearing began at Southwark Crown Court in London at which the sentence is to be handed down to actor Russell Brand, the former husband of singer Katy Perry. This was reported by the Mirror, as cited by Gazeta.Ru. Before the hearing protesters gathered outside the court, where Katy Perry's ex-husband was taken.

Victim's statement

The court heard a statement from a woman who claims that Brand attempted to sexually assault her in a bar in 2004. The victim testified from behind a protective screen. According to her, accusations and death threats from Brand's 'fanatical supporters' appeared on social media, which is why she fears being stalked herself or having her family targeted. She also said that over the past three years she and her family have lived under enormous strain, and that the rape she endured, as she admitted, deprived her of her self-respect and self-love for a long time.

What Brand was found guilty of

On November 5, the jury found Brand guilty of raping a 21-year-old fan after his stand-up performance in 2009. In addition, he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 employee that same year, of indecently assaulting a Radio Capital employee in 2005, and of accosting an MTV employee in a bar in Soho in 2004. What sentence the court will impose has not yet been reported in available publications — the sentencing hearing only began on November 9.