London's Metropolitan police said Russell Brand is under investigation for two other alleged rapes, one involving a then-16-year-old girl. (EPA Images pic)LONDON: Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood star, was jailed for 10-and-a-half years on Monday after he was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more around two decades ago.
Brand – the former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry who in recent years moved away from the mainstream – was convicted on Thursday of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more between 2004 and 2009. He had denied all the charges.
The 51-year-old stood in the dock at London's Southwark Crown Court as Judge Joel Bennathan sentenced him, describing Brand as a predator who believed "fame meant you could act how you liked, when you liked".
