A woman told Southwark Crown Court that Russell Brand’s alleged sexual assault was “frenzied” and “violent”, saying she felt shocked and dirty afterwards.
01Summary
- 01Brand, 51, denies seven charges at trial: three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
- 02The allegations from six female complainants span a 10-year period from 1999 to 2009.
- 03On Tuesday, the fourth complainant described an alleged assault at the Choice FM radio studios in central London in the mid-2000s.
- 04She told the jury Brand grabbed her face, kissed her, pressed his body against her and touched her bum and breasts.
- 05She said she did not tell anyone at the time because she feared not being believed and losing her job.
02Why it matters
The trial is hearing detailed evidence about allegations against a well-known entertainer and the jury must decide whether the complainants’ accounts are credible. The case also raises wider questions about why some alleged victims do not report incidents straight away.
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