Katy Perry Ex Russell Brand Charged With 'Multiple Sexual Offences' Related To 4 Women, Here's WHAT We Know

Russell Brand Charged With Sexual Assault: British comedian and famed actor Russell Brand has been charged with several serious allegations, including rape and sexual assault. Russell Brand is well known for his stand-up routines and was previously married to pop star Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012. After being investigated by the police several times, Russell was accused of several charges related to four separate women. To note, the 49-year-old previously denied these charges, saying that the relationship between him and the women was allegedly "always consensual." Keep scrolling to know what happened:

Russell Brand Charged With Rape & Sexual Assault, Here's What Happened

The actor and comedian Russell Brand has reportedly been charged with "one allegation of rape, one allegation of indecent assault, one allegation of oral rape, and two counts of sexual assault." As per BBC's report, the Metropolitan Police wrote to Russell informing that in 1999 "a woman was raped in the Bournemouth area," in 2001 a woman was "indecently assaulted", in 2004 a woman was "orally raped and sexually assaulted" and in between 2004 and 2005 a woman was "sexually assaulted." "We have today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Russell Brand with a number of sexual offences," said Jaswant Narwal of the Crown Prosecution Service.

"We have concluded that Russell Brand should be charged with offences including rape, sexual assault and indecent assault. These relate to reported non-recent offences between 1999 and 2005, involving four women (sic)," said the statement.

The Met's investigation is still open and anyone who has been affected by this case are offered to come forward and speak. They can also mail to [email protected].

Russell Brand rose to fame by performing at Hackney Empire and Edinburg Empire. He has hosted several TV shows and radio programmes as well. He has been the host of Big Brother's Big Mouth and also been the host of NME, MTV and Brit Awards. He then started his career in Hollywood with movies like orgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek.

Disclaimer: This article contains sensitive content related to rape and sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is affected, please seek support from professional services or helplines.