Russell Brand has said he has “never engaged in non-consensual activity” after he was charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault.
The Metropolitan Police said the 50-year-old, of Oxfordshire, is accused of raping a woman in the Bournemouth area in 1999 and indecently assaulting a woman in the Westminster area of London in 2001.
The comedian is further accused of orally raping and sexually assaulting a woman in Westminster in 2004. A fourth woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in Westminster between 2004 and 2005.
In response, Mr Brand said: “I’ve never engaged in non-consensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes.
“I’m now going to have the opportunity to defend these charges in court, and I’m incredibly grateful for that.”
Source: independent.co.uk
