Russell Brand Trial Continues as Accuser Describes Alleged Rape
Jurors in Russell Brand's trial watched a 2023 police interview in which a woman said he orally raped her at a 2004 Soho party.
7 charges: three rape, three sexual assault, one indecent assault.
6 women allege offenses between 1999 and 2009.
She says he grabbed her breasts within a minute of meeting.
She first reported the allegation to police in 2023.
Why it matters: The woman is the third complainant to testify and the second to allege rape. Her account shapes how jurors weigh the prosecution's pattern argument.
Defense says she willingly went with Brand because she was charmed.
Brand told police any sexual contact was consensual.
