Russell Brand faces further rape probes and abuse claims from Jemima Goldsmith
Brand, convicted of rape and three sexual assaults, faces two additional rape investigations. Former partner Jemima Goldsmith has accused him of violence and coercive control.
More allegations mount against convicted rapist Russell Brand
Russell Brand, 51, was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison at Southwark Crown Court on Monday after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault — but the legal proceedings against him may not be over, the Evening Standard reports.
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that Brand remains under investigation for two separate rape allegations made by additional women. Detectives have submitted files to specialist rape prosecutors at the Crown Prosecution Service and are in ongoing discussions with them over the material gathered.
A Met spokesperson said: "The Met's investigation into allegations of rape made by two women remains ongoing. The suspect has previously been interviewed under caution in connection with the allegations. Files have been submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to both complainants. Detectives remain in close contact with prosecutors as inquiries continue and further investigative work is carried out."
Prosecutors are currently assessing whether to bring further charges. Pre-trial court hearings had already revealed that one of the complaints involves a woman who dated Brand when he was 30 and she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl. The prospect of additional charges was raised at hearings in March and May, when Brand's legal team sought assurances that new charges would not be introduced shortly before the original trial.
Police expect more victims to come forward
Investigators are bracing for further disclosures. Det Supt Andy Furphy, who led the Metropolitan Police investigation, said he hoped other women would gain "courage" and "confidence" following the guilty verdicts.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told BBC Breakfast: "I clearly wouldn't be surprised if many more came forward."
According to The Guardian, the police team that built the case against Brand will begin sifting through reports and intelligence relating to other potential victims. Sources have indicated that the number of further victims currently stands at a minimum of ten, with the figure described as at least in "double digits". Hundreds of people were interviewed during the course of the investigation, including several witnesses who had previously had a sexual relationship with Brand.
Brand was described in court as "ruthless" and a "sexual predator". Some of his victims said they had been left "haunted for years" by his actions.
Jemima Goldsmith accuses Brand of violence and coercive control
Brand's former partner Jemima Goldsmith, 52, has also publicly accused him of physical violence during their relationship. Writing on X, Goldsmith stated she is "strongly and unequivocally" on the side of Brand's victims, and described her own experience with him as "painful".
"I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident," she wrote. "I chose not to press charges at the time and not to go public with this, as I was worried about the impact of the press attention on my then teenage children. I have neither seen nor spoken to Brand since that period in 2014."
Goldsmith accused Brand of "violence, coercive control and abuse" and said she was "pleased and relieved that Russell Brand has finally received justice."
The pair were reported to have been together for approximately a year from around September 2013. In 2014, they jointly obtained a gagging order against massage therapist Szilvia Berki after she claimed she had been assaulted by Brand.
Goldsmith added that she had assisted the journalists responsible for exposing Brand in the Channel 4 Dispatches documentary and in reports published by The Times in 2023.
Source: Evening Standard