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Published November 19, 2023, 2:33 pm ET
Embattled British comedian Russell Brand was questioned by London police officers on Thursday over alleged sexual abuse that took place more than a decade ago.
According to The Times of London, which published a joint investigation in September accusing Brand of raping, sexually abusing and molesting three women and a 16-year-old, the 48-year-old Brand was arrested by investigators on three “non-recent” charges. Sexual crimes investigated. old girl between 2006 and 2013.
“A man in his 40s attended a police station in south London on Thursday,” a Scotland Yard spokesperson told the outlet
“He was questioned by investigators under caution in connection with three non-recent sexual offenses. The investigation continues.”
The Metropolitan Police had urged potential victims to come forward after the revelation was made public, and police had heard from accusers both in London and other parts of the United Kingdom who were not mentioned in the bombing allegations, according to the report.
“We continue to encourage anyone who believes they have been the victim of a sexual offense, no matter how long ago, to contact us,” Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy was reported to have said.
Brand, who was seen outside a London club in early September, was questioned by London police last week in connection with “non-recent offences”. News Licensing / MEGA
“We understand that it may be a difficult step and I would like to reassure that we have a team of professionals available to advise and support us.”
One of the new accusers told police that she was sexually assaulted by the “Get Him to the Greek” star in central London in 2003.
Brand’s questioning came a day after his former employer, the BBC, said it was investigating five complaints about his behavior between 2006 and 2008, when he worked as a radio presenter.
Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park Theater
North West London after performing a comedy show on September 16,
The day a bombshell report linked him to four sexual assaults.James Manning/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA
The actor denied the reports and said he had not engaged in non-consensual sexual relationships and claimed he was a target in the “war on freedom of expression.”
The Sunday Times of London, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches reported that a woman claimed the star raped her against the wall of his Los Angeles home in 2012 and produced receipts from a rape crisis center the next day.
A text message provided to the outlet revealed that Brand responded “very sorry” when she messaged him: “As a girl [says] NO, it means no.”
The teenage accuser, whom Brand had called “the child,” was reportedly “emotionally abusive and controlling” during their affair, the article said. She was over the age of consent in the UK at the time.
Another woman said she was attacked in California after meeting Brand at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
“I think he had his hands down my pants, but I fought so hard and screamed so loud, hoping that somehow I would get through,” she continued. “I don’t know what the actual definition of ‘sexual assault’ is,” but it feels like it. He didn’t rape me.”
Brand’s ex-girlfriend Jordan Martin had also claimed that Brand attacked her in a Manchester hotel after she became jealous over speaking to an ex-boyfriend.
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