Nov 5, 2026 · 32 min · 13 segments
On the 19th day of the trial of Russell Brand, the jury delivered their verdict: Brand was found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. He was found not guilty of two counts…
Rosamund UrwinGuestLuke JonesHost
Charlotte WaceGuest
Manveen RanaHostBut first, just because you were the only one of us actually inside the court when the verdicts came through, describe the scene as the jury said guilty for the first time.
And what was the reaction by Russell Brand and some of his family and friends in the family and friends section?
Well, obviously, we're still behind him in the press benches, so we don't get a very clear view of his face.
There have been little flickers of it, but there wasn't much reaction from him.
His wife was holding hands with another woman outside court and she appeared to be fighting back tears.
And I believe that Laura Brand did not return to hear whether Russell Brand would be granted bail.
There was then a sort of pause while the defence could get their ducks in a row to make some representations to the judge about bail.
In terms of what was happening outside of the court, on the steps of Southwark Crown Court, we saw representatives of the Metropolitan Police, but also David Roberts from the Crown Prosecution Service.
I'm pleased today that justice has been served for these victims.
The evidence showed Brand to be a calculated sexual predator using his growing fame and power to create situations in which he could pursue women sexually regardless of what they wanted.
I would like to thank all the women for coming forward and reporting Brand to the police.
It is thanks to their courage that he will finally face the consequences of his actions.
We'll also be speaking to one of the police officers from the Metropolitan Police as well, who investigated Russell Brand.
Today, though, we're going to be focusing on the guilty verdicts that were handed down to Russell Brand, the guilty rape charge and the three guilty sexual assault charges.
But first, just because you were the only one of us actually inside the court when the verdicts came through, describe the scene as the jury said guilty for the first time.
And what was the reaction by Russell Brand and some of his family and friends in the family and friends section?
Well, obviously, we're still behind him in the press benches, so we don't get a very clear view of his face.
There have been little flickers of it, but there wasn't much reaction from him.
His wife was holding hands with another woman outside court and she appeared to be fighting back tears.
And I believe that Laura Brand did not return to hear whether Russell Brand would be granted bail.
There was then a sort of pause while the defence could get their ducks in a row to make some representations to the judge about bail.
In terms of what was happening outside of the court, on the steps of Southwark Crown Court, we saw representatives of the Metropolitan Police, but also David Roberts from the Crown Prosecution Service.
I'm pleased today that justice has been served for these victims.
The evidence showed Brand to be a calculated sexual predator using his growing fame and power to create situations in which he could pursue women sexually regardless of what they wanted.
I would like to thank all the women for coming forward and reporting Brand to the police.
It is thanks to their courage that he will finally face the consequences of his actions.
We'll also be speaking to one of the police officers from the Metropolitan Police as well, who investigated Russell Brand.
Today, though, we're going to be focusing on the guilty verdicts that were handed down to Russell Brand, the guilty rape charge and the three guilty sexual assault charges.
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