LONDON, Nov 6 — British comedian Russell Brand was yesterday found guilty by a London jury of one rape and three sexual assaults, involving a total of four women.

Brand, who closed his eyes but showed no emotion as the jury delivered the verdicts, was cleared of two rapes and one count of attempted indecent assault against two other women.

Judge Joel Bennathan warned the 51-year-old actor turned conservative religious online guru that he faced a “significant custodial term”.

Brand’s wife Laura, who has accompanied him most days since the start of the trial on October 12, watched from the public gallery as the jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court delivered their four unanimous guilty verdicts.