Overview
- Brand appeared via video link from the United States for a six-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, speaking only to confirm his name and date of birth.
- Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring noted one charge is indictable only and must go to Crown Court, and bail was granted for a Southwark Crown Court appearance on February 17.
- The new counts—one of rape and one of sexual assault—relate to two separate women in London in 2009, bringing the case to allegations involving six women in total.
- He previously pleaded not guilty to five historic charges involving four women from 1999 to 2005, with a Crown Court trial scheduled for June 2026.
- The Metropolitan Police say the investigation remains ongoing and that complainants are receiving specialist support, urging anyone with information to contact officers.