Russell Brand convicted of rape and sexual assault | The verdict

Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault after a 4 week-long trial. The jury took eight hours and 30 minutes to deliberate on a verdict. Mr Justice Bennathan ruled that Brand must be remanded into custody until sentencing on Monday, and told him to expect a prison sentence of 'some length'. Culture Correspondent Minnie Stephenson talks to Sachelle Connor about the verdict, how Russell Brand reacted in the court room – and what comes next. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/sub...] ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/sub... Follow us: TikTok -   / c4news   Instagram -   / channel4news   Twitter -   / channel4news   Facebook -   / channel4news