London, England.- He British actor and comedian Russell Brand He managed to avoid jail this Friday, May 2 after the Westminster Magistrates Court granted him the probation after paying a bond. Brand, 49, faces five serious charges for sexual crimes, including violation and aggression, allegedly committed between 1999 and 2005.
during the initial hearing, Brand did not file a formal statementonly confirmed his name, date of birth, direction and that understood the conditions imposed. According to Judge Paul Goldspring, the actor You can remain released as long as your whereabouts constantly reporteither in the United Kingdom or Florida, where it also resides. If not complying with this measure, it could be stopped immediately.
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Why is Russell Brand accused?
London Metropolitan Police formally presented five charges against him:
- a position for rape,
- a position for Indecent aggression,
- a position for Oral violation,
- and two charges for sexual aggression.
Accusations are related to events that occurred between 1999 and 2005before he reached international fame. Among the most serious cases is a complaint for rape in Bournemouth during a conference of the Labor Party, and another in which A woman assures that Brand tried to force her To enter a bathroom in a television station in London.
Other complaints describe Abuses occurred in Soho and in a radio station. The identities of the complainants remain protected by law.
Russell Brand faces demand for sexual abuse in the United Kingdom, while the BBC apologizes for its behavior. / Photo: Special
What will happen to your judgment?
The Next audience Brand will be the May 30 In the Central Criminal Court of London, also known as Old Bailey. This Court is in charge of judge serious crimesso the case has been transferred there.
According to Stuart Nolan, spokesman for Law Society, this type of preliminary audiences are mainly administrative. The judicial process could still take up to a year to begin, due to the delays facing the criminal justice system in the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Brand may remain free if you respect the conditions imposed by the Court. After the hearing, he left the court in a car without talking to the media.
What has Russell Brand said about accusations?
Since the investigations began, Brand has flatly denied all accusations. In a video posted on social network X, he said that his past relationships were “Absolutely and always agreed”.
Days before his appearance in London, the actor published a Message in your social networks:
When I was young and single, before having my wife and family, I was a fool. I was addicted to drugs, sex and made many mistakes, but what I never was is a rapist ”
Brand has also said that Waiting for trial To demonstrate your innocence.
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Where did these accusations come from?
The most recent complaints arose as a result of a Joint research by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4, published in September 2023. In itfour women reported abuse Supposedly between 2006 and 2013, although the official positions facing Brand correspond to even older events.
With the case now in the hands of Old Bailey, Russell Brand faces a long and uncertain process. At the moment, he managed to avoid prison, but the accusations against him keep him in the center of the public debate and under legal surveillance.
