Russell Brand will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court today, Monday 9 November, after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

The verdicts were delivered on Thursday 5 November, at the end of a four-week trial. The 51-year-old comedian and actor was remanded in custody immediately, and the judge told him he faces a significant custodial term.

The offences for which Brand was convicted involved four women and took place between 2004 and 2009, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The jury cleared him of two further counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault. Brand had denied all seven charges.

Mr Justice Bennathan, who presided over the trial, told Brand after the verdicts that he would receive a custodial sentence rather than a non-custodial penalty. Rape carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment in England and Wales, while sexual assault carries a maximum of 10 years. No sentence has yet been imposed, and the length of the term will be decided by the judge today.

Crime commentator Danny Shaw, a former BBC correspondent, has said that while the maximum sentence for rape is life, 10 years is reportedly the average sentence given, and that Brand was likely to receive between four and 13 years in prison.

David Roberts, Senior Crown Prosecutor in the CPS London Rape and Serious Sexual Assault Unit, said after the verdicts: "Russell Brand was predatory and used his celebrity status to commit sexual crimes. He was a manipulator with an insatiable desire to get what he wanted regardless of whether consent was given or not."

Roberts added: "As his career took off, he seized opportunities to assault the women around him. Although his tactics varied, at the centre of every assault was an abuse of power and sexual greed, with a complete disregard for the impact of his actions. I would like to thank all the women in this case for their courage in coming forward and seeing this sexual abuser brought to justice."

Brand has been held at HMP Wandsworth since the verdicts, awaiting today's hearing. The women in the case are entitled to lifelong anonymity under British law.

The case may not end with today's sentence. The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is continuing a separate investigation into rape allegations made by two more women, and that files concerning both women have been submitted to the CPS. No charges have been brought in that separate inquiry, and an investigation is not a finding of guilt.

The prosecution followed an investigation that began in 2023, after allegations against Brand were reported by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches programme. He was first charged in April 2025, with further charges added later that year, bringing the case to seven charges involving six women, with alleged offences spanning from 1999 to 2009. The trial began on 12 October 2026.