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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Russell Brand allegedly forced woman to perform sex act in bar toilet, court told

  • A video-recorded police interview of Russell Brand 's third accuser was played to the jury at Southwark Crown Court during his trial.
  • The woman alleged that Brand grabbed her breasts, dragged her into a locked Soho bar toilet, and forced her to perform a sex act in 2004.
  • She told the court she did not report the alleged attack until 2023 because she feared not being believed due to Brand's celebrity status and the lad culture of the time.
  • Under cross-examination, the accuser denied suggestions from Brand's defence lawyer that she had willingly accompanied him into the toilet or had been influenced by a 2023 documentary.
  • Brand denies three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault against six women between 1999 and 2009.

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Russell Brand had ‘big grin’ as he grabbed woman’s breasts and dragged her into toilet and raped her, woman claims

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