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Russell Brand: Judge reveals comment during 2009 rape
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The judge has revealed a sickening comment Russell Brand made to his victim as he raped her as the comedian was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison.
Mr Justice Bennathan made his remarks to the court before handing down a lengthy prison sentence, as he had warned Brand to expect.
Russell Brand sentenced to a significant jail term
Brand, 51, was given more than a decade in prison for his crimes, which included rape and sexual assault.
Police have also stated that they expect further allegations to follow.
During the sentencing, the judge praised the bravery of the victims who had come forward, and described Brand as a ‘sexual predator’ who was ‘in many people’s eyes funny and charismatic’ at the time his crime took place.
In his lengthy statement, Bennathan discussed all of the counts of which Brand was convicted, detailing how the TV star grabbed a woman’s breasts without her consent in 2004, leaving her ‘tearful and distressed’.
He gave particular attention to the most serious charge, the rape that took place in 2009.
That charge was a large factor in why Brand received a higher sentence due to aggravating factors.
WARNING: This section contains details of rape
Brand’s comments during the offence were outlined by the judge
Count six, the most serious of all the charges, detailed the 2009 rape of an unnamed woman.
The judge mentioned how Brand - who was supported in court by his wife Laura - had consensual vaginal sex with the woman at his home, before flipping her over, removing the condom he had been wearing and raping her anally.
The victim admitted that she had consented to the vaginal sex, but said that she repeatedly told him to stop after he started to anally rape her.
The victim also said that Brand said 'I want you to feel my c**’ to her during the ordeal.
After that, she said he ejaculated and then told her to clean up the soiled sheets.
Those factors were the reasoning given by Bennathan for considering the charge as aggravated.
He added that the victim spent ‘months fearing she might have HIV’ following the incident, which was among the factors that made this a category two offence.
Mr Justice Bennathan handed down a significant sentence
The judge criticized Brand for his ‘casual contempt’ for his sexual partners, even saving her name in his phone as ’T’ which stood for ‘tart’.
He also noted that the chauffeur who drove the woman home after the incident ‘for some reason had tissues ready’ for her, as she was crying on the journey.
The judge also added that the victim went on to 'develop an alcohol problem as a result of you raping her’.
In the moments before handing out the sentence, Bennathan said: "Finally, before passing sentence, I pause to pay tribute to the determination and bravery of all the women whose evidence I have been recounting.
"I do not increase your punishment because of it, but all those women had to face being confronted and being told they lied, or twisted the truth, and/or they’d agreed to your sexual demands.
"That was all done because of you, and your instructions."