The British police who are investigating Russell Brand, a comedian, and actor accused of sexual offences in the past, have handed prosecutors a dossier of evidence so that they can decide whether or not to charge him.
Crown Prosecution Service announced late Saturday night that they had received a police file to review a decision on charging in this case. The Crown Prosecution Service makes any decision on whether to charge based on evidence and according to our legal test.
Detectives of the Metropolitan Police in London have interviewed Brand, 49, three times about alleged “nonrecent sexual offenses.”
“Our investigation is ongoing and a case has been sent to the CPS,” stated Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy who is leading the probe. We have a dedicated team of officers who are providing support to women who have come forward. No matter how old the alleged sexual offenses are, we are committed to pursuing them.
Channel 4 and The Sunday Times, two British media outlets, published in September 2023 the claims of four women that Brand sexually abused or raped them between 2006 and 2013 at the height of his fame.
A second woman who has accused Brand of the crime told BBC News that she worked in the same building as the BBC Los Angeles office when the incident happened. She claimed Brand laughed about the incident on his radio program moments later.
The accusers are not identified.
The comedian and author of “Get Him To The Greek,” has denied these allegations. He said that his relationships with women were “always consensual.”
Brand is known for his unbridled standup routines. He has hosted radio and TV shows, written memoirs about his struggles with alcohol and drugs, appeared in Hollywood movies, and briefly married pop star Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012.
Russell Brand has been largely absent from mainstream media in recent years. However, he has gained a huge following on the internet with videos that mix wellness and conspiracy theories.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, after the allegations became public, defended YouTube’s decision to stop monetizing Brand’s YouTube channel by citing YouTube’s policy on creator responsibility guidelines.
“If creators have off-platform behavior, or there’s off-platform news that could be damaging to the broader creator ecosystem, you can be suspended from our monetization program,” Mohan said. “It’s impacted several creators and personalities on the platform in the past. And that’s what played out in this particular case around the serious allegations.”
