Met Police Triage New Russell Brand Reports After 10-Year Sentence
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Nov 10
Met Police Triage New Russell Brand Reports After 10-Year Sentence
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Nov 10
Summary
Several people have contacted the Metropolitan Police during and since Russell Brand’s trial, and detectives are now assessing whether the new information points to criminal offences.
Det Supt Andy Furphy said the force is still "triaging" the reports after Brand’s conviction prompted fresh calls, adding that the investigation is not finished.
Brand, 51, was sentenced Monday to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of rape and three sexual assaults involving four women between 2004 and 2009.
The Met is already investigating separate rape allegations from two more women, over which Brand has been interviewed under caution.
Victims in the trial found the publicity deeply distressing, Furphy said, while MP Caroline Dinenage renewed criticism that Brand kept posting to millions of followers and earning online during the case.