Comedian Russell Brand underneath investigation for two extra alleged defilement together with allegation from 16-year-old woman

Crime

By Linda Ikeji
6 November 2026, 5:34 pm

London’s Metropolitan Police are investigating two further allegations of defilement towards Russell Brand, together with one from a girl who says she was 16 when he assaulted her.

The pressure confirmed the investigation on Thursday, November 5, in line with The Independent. One complainant alleges that Brand organized for a automotive to gather her from college when she was 16 and subjected her to defilement throughout subsequent conferences.

The new allegations stay underneath investigation and are separate from the offences for which Brand was convicted on Thursday, November 5. He was discovered responsible of 1 depend of defilement and three counts of assault involving defilement and was taken into custody after being denied bail.

The Metropolitan Police additionally launched recordings of interviews carried out between 2023 and 2025. In the footage, Brand acknowledged having lived a “very promiscuous life” however denied participating in any non-consensual intimate exercise.

Following the decision, Bar Council chairwoman Kirsty Brimelow mentioned Brand might face “between six and nine years” in jail. The sentence will likely be decided by the decide. Brand stays in custody forward of sentencing on Monday, November 9.