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Russell Brand Accuser Wants UK Consent Laws Changed
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In Short: A woman who alleges she was raped by Russell Brand at 16 is campaigning for a staggered age of consent.
A woman who alleges she was raped by British comedian Russell Brand when she was 16 years old has waived her right to anonymity and is now campaigning for changes to the UK's consent laws. Mia Latter, previously known as 'Alice,' spoke to journalist Rosamund Urwin for The Sunday Times, detailing her experiences with Brand.
Latter claims Brand was emotionally abusive, controlling, and sexually abused her during a three-month relationship in 2006 when she was 16 and he was 30. She described him as a 'monstrous person' who referred to her as 'the child.'
Brand was sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape and three counts of sexual assault in relation to separate complaints. He had previously admitted to sleeping with an 16-year-old when he was 30, but said he was a 'very different person' at the time.
Latter believes that if additional measures had been in place when she was 16, her parents could have prevented her from being with Brand. She expressed her frustration, saying, 'I just don't know what capacity I have to give years more of my life to this, for my head to be occupied with these awful crimes.'
Brand's wife, Laura Gallacher, was present in court and said, 'Oh God I love you' to her husband as he faced jail time. The PA who worked for Brand during the decade that most of the alleged assaults took place described him as having an 'insane sexual appetite' and 'never seemed happy after sex, more so depressed.'
The police are bracing themselves for more victims to come forward, with at least 10 more women suspected of having been attacked by Brand. Mia Latter's public statement and campaign for legal changes highlight the ongoing impact of her experiences and the broader conversation about consent and age disparities in sexual relationships.
What this adds
The UK's current laws automatically entitle victims and alleged victims of sexual offences to lifelong anonymity, but they can choose to waive that right.
Background
British comedian Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
British comedian Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving multiple women.
What's confirmed
- The actor/comedian was convicted on four charges following a three-week trial and will remain in custody ahead of sentencing on Monday Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in a British court.
What's still developing
- A Russell Brand accuser wants the law to change Mia Latter - who was previously identified only as 'Alice' in the Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4's Dispatches' joint expose on the comedian back in 2023 - has told how she was subjected to sexual and emotional abuse during a three-month relationship in 2006, when she was just 16 years old and the Get Him to the Greek star was 30.
- In one pic, Brand is leaning casually against a wall and smiling... while in another he seems to have just blown a kiss toward the alleged victim and her camera.
- Prosecutors told a London jury on Wednesday that Russell Brand was a “ruthless” sexual predator, as his criminal trial moved from jury selection to the opening of the Crown’s case, The Guardian and Reuters reported.
- Brand, now a podcaster, arrived at Southwark Crown Court at around 8:45am for the start of his trial.
- The judge in the court case said Brand, a one-time MTV host turned recovering heroin addict and new age guru, was facing a "significant custodial term."
- Brand was never allowed to face his accusers.