Russell Brand charged with new rape and sexual assault offences in London
Russell Brand has been charged with two additional sexual offences, including rape and sexual assault, according to the Metropolitan Police.
British comedian, broadcaster and actor Russell Brand has been formally charged with two further sexual offences, including one count of rape and one count of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police has announced.
Russell Brand charged with two more sexual assault offences
The additional charges were authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and relate to allegations made by two further women.
The new charges follow five earlier counts against Brand, which include two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault, brought in April 2025 in relation to four other women. Brand, aged 50, pleaded not guilty to those original charges in May and has consistently denied all allegations of non-consensual activity.
According to the CPS, the new rape charge is alleged to have taken place between 7 February 2009 and 1 March 2009 and concerns one woman, while the additional sexual assault charge is said to have occurred between 31 August 2009 and 1 December 2009 in relation to another woman. The latest allegations, like the earlier ones, are historic in nature.
Brand, who lives in Oxfordshire, faces allegations that he raped one woman in Bournemouth in 1999 and indecently assaulted another woman in Westminster in 2001. He is also accused of sexually assaulting a third woman in Westminster between 2004 and 2005, with the remaining charges relating to the alleged oral rape and sexual assault of a fourth woman in Westminster in 2004.
Brand is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 20 January 2026 in connection with these new charges. A trial on the original five charges is set to begin at Southwark Crown Court on 16 June 2026.
Detective Chief Inspector Tariq Farooqi, who is leading the Metropolitan Police investigation, reiterated that the inquiry remains ongoing and encouraged anyone with relevant information to come forward. He also confirmed that the women who have made reports, including those connected to the new charges, continue to receive support from specially-trained officers.