Six more women have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Russell Brand, who earlier this week was sentenced to over 10 years in prison following conviction in his rape trial.
The Times UK published its latest investigation into Brand on Friday; by law, it was unable to print the latest claims against Brand while he stood trial, as that could prejudice the jury. The new allegations against Brand span from 2005 to 2015, six years after the most recent incident covered in his rape and sexual assault trial, which had accusations from 2004 to 2009.
The earliest allegation in the Times’ report comes from a woman, then in her mid-twenties, who was approached by Brand at a 2005 music festival and told by the actor, “Please, I just need to have sex with you. I will pay you.”
A year later, the winner of a BBC Music competition appeared as a guest on Brand’s show. She and Brand saw each other casually over the next year, but during a visit to his home, Brand demanded that she lick his toilet seat. When she refused, “[He] seemed pissed off that I wouldn’t let him humiliate me,” she told the Times.
Another woman who worked at a London venue frequented by Brand said that she was told by another staff member that Brand wanted her to bring him toilet paper to the disabled bathroom he was in. When she arrived at the darkened bathroom to hand off the toilet paper, Brand grabbed her.
Other accusations include one woman who said Brand wouldn’t stop having sex with her despite not wearing a condom, and another woman who claimed Brand wouldn’t stop having sex with her even when she told him to stop because it hurt.
It’s unclear whether any of the accusers are also among the women who came forward to police with additional allegations against Brand outside of the ones he was charged with at his charge. The police’s investigation into Brand is ongoing.
Last week, a jury in London found Brand guilty on four of the seven charges against him, including one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He was found not guilty on two additional counts of rape, as well as one count of attempted indecent assault. On Monday, Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison.