London’s Metropolitan Police have reportedly charged comedian and TV host Russell Brand with multiple offenses related to sexual assault.
As part of a lengthy investigation that began 18 months ago, the charges include one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, one count of oral rape, and two counts of sexual assault, involving allegations from four women.
According to reports, Brand is accused of raping a woman in Bournemouth in 1999, indecently assaulting another woman in 2001 in Westminster, and committing oral rape and sexual assault against a woman in Westminster in 2004.
Additionally, he faces charges for sexually assaulting a woman in Westminster between 2004 and 2005.
Deputy Sheriff Andy Furphy stated that the women involved in the reports are receiving support from specially trained officers, encouraging anyone with additional information related to the case to come forward.
The investigation remains open, with contact details provided for potential witnesses.
Russell Brand, who currently resides in the U.S., is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on May 2.
If he is detained, U.S. law enforcement will require an international arrest warrant facilitated by the Home Office for his extradition back to the UK to face trial.
The allegations came to light following a Channel 4 documentary titled “Dispatches: Russell Brand: In Plain Sight,” leading to internal investigations by BBC, Channel 4, and others.
Brand has vehemently denied all allegations, asserting that all his relationships were consensual.
He has largely stepped away from Hollywood, focusing on personal projects, including his right-wing YouTube channel, while previously being married to Katy Perry and currently to Laura Gallacher.
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