Victims call Brand a 'sexual predator' at sentencing
What happened
A London court jailed comedian Russell Brand for 10 years and six months on Monday for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.
Judge Joel Bennathan told the 51-year-old he would serve two-thirds of the term in custody and then be released on licence.
One victim, speaking from behind a screen at Southwark Crown Court, said she had carried shame for over 20 years; another called Brand a "sexual predator who has no remorse".
Brand denied all charges; the jury cleared him of two further rape counts and an attempted indecent assault.
“fame meant you could act how you liked, when you liked, unhindered by the rules by which decent people live”
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