British police assessing more Russell Brand accusations

British detectives are assessing several new criminal allegations about comedian Russell Brand in ‌the wake of his jailing for rape and sexual assaults.

Brand, once one of ‌Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood film star, was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years on ‌Monday after being convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.

The 51-year-old had denied all the ‌charges and said ‌he had ⁠never had non-consensual sex.

After he was found guilty, ​detectives said they were investigating two other allegations of rape, one involving a then 16-year-old girl, and London’s police chief said they expected more women to come forward.

Police said others had now done so.

“Several people have contacted the investigation team during and ⁠since the trial to provide information ‌or ​report a potential criminal allegation,” a police spokesperson said.

“Detectives are assessing this information as ​part of ‌their ongoing enquiries.”

A former girlfriend of Brand, Jemima Goldsmith, wrote on X on ​Monday she had called police to get him removed from her house during a “violent incident” in 2014, but had not pressed any charges.

“I am ​glad ​and relieved that Russell Brand ​has finally faced justice,” she said.

Goldsmith – who reportedly dated Brand for around a year – wrote that she had her own experience of his “violence, coercive control and abuse”, and had neither seen nor spoken to him since that period.

In his submissions at Monday’s hearing, defence barrister Ian Winter KC argued Brand’s crimes were the consequence of the level of fame he was acquiring.

Mr Winter said the final offence “happened very shortly after” Brand has met his former wife, US pop singer Katy Perry.

Four powerful victim impact statements were delivered to the court, including one who described the fallen star as “a sexual predator who has no remorse for how his behaviour has impacted my life”.

She told the court Brand’s fame had left her afraid to speak out for years, adding: “His fame, wealth and influence created a power imbalance which made me feel powerless.”

Another said she feared the sexual assault will “haunt me every day” and the process of reporting the incident “felt like a marathon I had not trained for”.

Sentencing Brand, Justice Joel Bennathan criticised the comedian’s “staggering arrogance” and said he had “become a sexual predator” during his rise to fame.

The judge said Brand harboured a “casual arrogant disregard to any woman’s right to say no to you” while his fame meant he believed “you could act when you liked and how you liked”.

Brand is expected to serve two-thirds of his prison sentence before being released on licence.

He will be on the sex offenders’ register for life.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham responded to the case by saying he would be “relentless in making whatever improvements we can” to provide more support for victims, including making sure there were rape and serious sexual offence teams in every police force.

Brand rose ‌to prominence in Britain hosting a spin-off show to “Big Brother” on Channel 4.

During the 2000s, he became a regular fixture on television and radio, and went on to star in a number of films such as “Get Him to the ​Greek”.

In 2010, he married Perry, a relationship that he told his ​trial had brought him “staggering ⁠fame”. The marriage ended after 14 months.