Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years, 6 months in prison for rape and sexual assault

Updated on: November 9, 2026 / 9:55 AM EST / CBS News

Disgraced actor Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 and a half years in prison for raping a woman in 2009 and sexually assaulting three others.

The disgraced British television personality and Hollywood actor was convicted last week on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, but acquitted on two other counts of rape and an attempted indecent assault charge.

A jury of eight men and four women in Southwark Crown Court, in South London, found Brand guilty of groping a woman's breasts at a London bar in 2004, sexually assaulting a woman at a London radio station in 2004 and 2005, and raping a woman at his west London home in 2009.

The judge, Joel Bennathan, called Brand a "sexual predator" in his sentencing remarks, saying he displayed "staggering arrogance" and believed that "fame meant you could act ⁠how you liked, when you liked."

For the rape he was sentenced to nine years, plus 18 months for the sexual assaults. Brand is expected to serve at least seven years in prison, and the rest of his sentence under heavy restrictions, such as wearing a…

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