Russell Brand Faces New Charges Days Into Sentence
Russell Brand, 51, began a 10½-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault. Police are now assessing new reports about him.
4 women attacked between 2004 and 2009, the court found.
2 further rape allegations sit with prosecutors, one involving a 16-year-old.
Two-thirds of the sentence must be served before release on licence.
Brand stays on the sex offenders' register for life.
Why it matters: Police say several people contacted investigators during and after the trial. Detectives are assessing that information as part of ongoing inquiries.
Jemima Goldsmith accused Brand of violence, coercive control and abuse.
She says she called police over a 2014 incident but didn't press charges.
What’s next: The Met says files on both rape complainants have gone to the Crown Prosecution Service. Detectives remain in close contact with prosecutors.
Prosecutors are expected to decide on charges within weeks.
How many of the new reports will lead to criminal allegations?
Will prosecutors charge Brand over the two rape files, and when?
