‘Ruthless and Calculated’: Opening Statements Begin in Russell Brand Rape Trial:
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Russell Brand Denies Allegations in London Rape TrialThe trial concerns allegations from six women between 1999 and 2009; Brand has pleaded not guilty.
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- Prosecutors allege that Brand repeatedly sexually assaulted women and portray him as a serial sexual offender.
- Brand has pleaded not guilty and denies the allegations; charges include one indecent assault, three rapes, and three sexual assaults.
- The six women say they came forward independently and described a similar pattern involving unwanted actions.
- The trial is expected to last at least six weeks; Brand attends court with his wife, Laura Gallacher.
to the defendant, women were simply a means to an end — that end being groping them, sexually or indecently assaulting them or vaginally, orally or anally raping them.— Lead prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones, in opening remarks during the London rape trial concerning Russell Brand; describing the defendant's treatment of women and the alleged offenses.
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