Police launch investigation into Russell Brand sexual assault allegations
nme.comaccused of rape and sexual assaults that were alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2013. Brand has denied all allegations.
No arrests have been made.Met Police said (via Metro) that it has received “a number of allegations of sexual assault in London” following news reports about Brand.The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches reported in a joint investigation published on September 16 that one woman has alleged that she was raped by Brand, while three others have accused him of sexual assault.
One of the women also claimed that Brand had been physically and emotionally abusive.However, since that initial publication, a separate alleged sexual assault that happened in 2003 was reported to the Met (via BBC News), and a number of more alleged victims have come forward over recent days.The Met has also received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed outside of London and said that it will investigate these.
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