Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with two additional sexual offences, including one count of rape and one count of sexual assault. The new charges, announced by the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service on Tuesday, involve two further women and relate to alleged incidents from 2009.
The 50-year-old, from Oxfordshire, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 20, 2026, to face these charges. The announcement marks a significant expansion of the legal case against Brand, who already faces separate criminal proceedings.
Existing charges
Brand is already facing five sexual offence charges involving four women, with alleged incidents spanning from 1999 to 2005. These charges include two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault.
He denied all five original charges at Southwark Crown Court earlier this year. A trial for those charges is scheduled to begin at the same court.
Details of original allegations
The initial charges stemmed from an investigation by Channel 4 and The Sunday Times. Specific allegations include claims that Brand raped a woman in a hotel room during a Labour Party conference in Bournemouth.
Other original allegations involve a TV worker who claims Brand grabbed her breasts and orally raped her after dragging her into a male toilet. A radio station worker alleges Brand grabbed her face, pushed her against a wall, kissed her, and groped her breasts and buttocks. Another woman claims Brand indecently assaulted her after grabbing her forearm and attempting to drag her into a male toilet.
The legal proceedings against Brand now encompass seven total charges across six women, spanning a decade of alleged incidents.
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