“Russell Brand Jailed for 10 Years and 6 Months for Rape and Sexual Assault”

Key points

• Brand was jailed for 10 years and six months after being found guilty of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
• Judgment at Southwark Crown Court in London followed a trial covering four women over 2004 to 2009.
• Brand will be eligible for parole after seven years, according to the report.
• Brand's lawyer said he is a "fundamentally different person today" in mitigation.
• Brand faced seven charges; three rape, three sexual assault, one attempted indecent assault; three counts were not proven.