Overview
- Brand, 50, appeared via video link from the United States at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a brief hearing and was granted bail.
- The latest counts involve one alleged rape and one alleged sexual assault said to have occurred in London in 2009 and to concern two additional women.
- Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring directed the case to the Crown Court, and Brand spoke only to confirm his identity during the six‑minute session.
- He previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, one of indecent assault, and two of sexual assault relating to alleged offences between 1999 and 2005, with a trial scheduled for June 2026.
- Reporting states the charges now span allegations from six women in total, and police say complainants are receiving specialist support as the inquiry continues.