Russell Brand sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for rape and sexual assault
British comedian and actor Russell Brand was sentenced on Monday to 10 and a half years in prison after a London court found him guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others, offenses committed between 2004 and 2009. Judge Joel Bennathan described Brand as a 'sexual predator' who acted with 'arrogance' and 'casual disdain' towards women.