Overview
- On Wednesday, Oct. 14, prosecutors at Southwark Crown Court opened the case by describing Brand as “ruthless, calculated and manipulative” and saying six women will give evidence against him.
- Brand faces seven charges — three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault — all alleged to have occurred between 1999 and 2009 involving six different women.
- The Crown told jurors the alleged incidents happened in varied settings such as a hotel room, workplaces, a bar toilet cubicle and Brand’s home to show a repeated pattern of behaviour.
- Brand denies the allegations, has told police he never engaged in non‑consensual sex and says some accounts were reimagined after media reporting that began in 2023; he remains on bail.
- The trial is expected to run for several weeks with jurors due to hear the complainants and supporting witnesses next, and the case could shape how courts and the public view delayed reporting of historic sexual offences.