Russell Brand Trial: Judge Drops Indecent Assault Charge, Replaces It With Attempted Assault Count
Yahoo • • entertainment
Key Points:
- A judge in Russell Brand's criminal trial dismissed an indecent assault charge related to a 2001 incident with a female MTV employee, replacing it with a charge of attempted indecent assault due to insufficient evidence.
- Jurors were instructed to consider the new charge of attempted indecent assault, while Brand was formally acquitted of the original indecent assault count.
- The trial involves allegations from six women covering incidents between 1999 and 2009, including charges of rape, sexual assault, and indecent assault, all of which Brand denies.
- Prosecutors described Brand as "ruthless and calculated" with an indiscriminate sexual appetite, arguing that the accusers came forward independently.
- The case gained public attention following a 2023 joint investigation by The Sunday Times and Channel 4's "Dispatches" into allegations of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse against Brand.
