Russell Brand was sentenced Monday, Nov. 9, to 10 years and six months in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others, at Southwark Crown Court in London.
Brand, 51, received nine years for raping a 21-year-old woman at his London home in 2009, plus 18 months for one of three sexual assault counts, the BBC reported. Sentences of nine and eight months for two other sexual assaults will run concurrently. The offenses involved four women between 2004 and 2009.
What the judge said
Judge Joel Bennathan called Brand a "sexual predator" and criticized his "staggering arrogance." He said Brand's fame protected him until 2023, when the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4's Dispatches published allegations against him.
The verdicts came Thursday after a four-week trial. Brand was found not guilty of two counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.
What's next
Brand will serve two-thirds of the sentence, about seven years, before release on licence, the BBC said. He will be on the sex offenders' register for life, the Metropolitan Police said. "Today's sentence marks a significant milestone in our investigation and means Russell Brand has been held accountable for his crimes," Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy said outside court. Other world news: Krakow shooting suspect dies.