{"id":67532,"date":"2023-09-25T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T16:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=67532"},"modified":"2023-09-25T16:29:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T16:29:01","slug":"met-police-receives-number-of-allegations-of-assault-about-russell-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/entertainment\/met-police-receives-number-of-allegations-of-assault-about-russell-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Met Police receives 'number of allegations of assault' about Russell Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Metropolitan Police has said it has received \u2018a number of allegations of sexual assault in London\u2019 following news reports about comedian Russell Brand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Detectives have now launched an investigation into allegations of past sexual offences.<\/p>\n

It comes after a lengthy investigation into the Get Him to the Greek actor by Channel 4 and The Times, which made allegations public in a Dispatches special one week ago.<\/p>\n

Brand has denied allegations of rape, sexual assault, and controlling behaviour over a seven-year period at the height of his fame, saying that while he was \u2018promiscuous\u2019 at the time, any encounters were \u2018consensual\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, more alleged victims have come forward over recent days, with one woman saying she was just 16 when Brand sexually assaulted her.<\/p>\n

The Met has also received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed elsewhere in the country and will investigate these.<\/p>\n

These offences are all non-recent.<\/p>\n

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