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Russell Brand gives evidence in rape and sexual assault trial – latest updates
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Brand, 51, has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault Winter then went on to ask Brand about the third and fourth charge of sexual assault and rape, in which a woman alleged Brand grabbed her breasts befo
Brand, 51, has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault Winter then went on to ask Brand about the third and fourth charge of sexual assault and rape, in which a woman alleged Brand grabbed her breasts before pulling her into a toilet at a bar in Soho and orally raped her in 2004. Brand said he invited her to go into the lavatory to “fool around”. When asked by Winter whether she was happy to do so, he said “yes”.
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