The key facts
- Mia Latimer has given up anonymity and campaigns for a phased age of consent
- Brand was sentenced on Monday to 10.5 years for rape and three counts of sexual assault
- The Ministry of Justice does not comment on individual prisoners; a former prison governor called the transfer 'stunning'
Complainant gives up anonymity
The Sunday Times carries an interview with Mia Latimer — the woman who says she was raped by Russell Brand when she was 16. In the 2023 investigation by The Times, the Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches programme, she appeared under the pseudonym 'Alice' and was one of six women who made accusations against the comedian. Latimer has now given up her right to anonymity and is running a campaign for a phased introduction of the age of consent. Brand rejected all the accusations at the time.
Sentence and conditions of detention
None of the participants in the 2023 media investigation was the complainant in the recent criminal trial, which ended on Monday with a sentence of 10.5 years in prison for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The Sun on Sunday, meanwhile, reports that Brand has been transferred to the 'comfortable' prison HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire 'for his own safety'. A former prison governor called such a transfer 'stunning'. The Ministry of Justice told the newspaper that it does not comment on individual prisoners.
Other topics in the Sunday papers
The front page of The Sun and a number of other outlets are given over to Wayne Rooney ahead of his appearance on the show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!: he said he gave up alcohol six months ago, lost about 19 kg and improved both his physical and mental condition; the Sunday Mirror writes that his marriage is 'in a much better state'. The Sunday Express covers 'Andy Burnham's plan to return to the EU' on the eve of the UK-EU summit, citing an as-yet-unpublished study on the possible impact of rejoining on households over 10 years. The Sunday Telegraph leads with the Conservatives' accusation against Labour: that returning to the Erasmus Plus programme would allegedly give universities access to funding for courses 'promoting European citizenship'; a Labour spokesperson replied that teaching about how EU institutions work is not the same as promoting a pro-European point of view. The Mail on Sunday reports that a speechwriter in Downing Street, according to the newspaper, was spotted by a fellow commuter using ChatGPT while preparing a keynote speech.
The Sunday Times leads on its interview with a woman who alleges that she was raped by Russell Brand when she was 16. Mia Latter was one of six women who made allegations against Brand in 2023 as part of a Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches investigation. She was known under the pseudonym 'Alice'. She has now waived her right to anonymity and is campaigning for a staggered age of consent. Brand denied the allegations at the time. None of the women in the 2023 media investigation were complainants in his recent criminal trial, which culminated in his sentencing on Monday to 10 and a half years for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
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