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The case against Russell Brand for allegedly sexually assaulting six women has entered final arguments. The defense insisted that he was not the rapist and questioned whether the documentary and subsequent reports had spoiled the testimony. The hope was that the jury would reject moral bias and not convict.
Katy Perry’s ex-husband, British comedian Russell Brand, is reportedlysexual harassment The case of six women has reached the final stage of defense. Defense lawyer Ian Winter Casey defended him vigorously in court, claiming there was no evidence that Russell Brand was a “psychopath who raped women but thought it was normal” and stressed that the client had always believed that the relevant sexual acts were consensual. He also questioned whether the investigative documentary to be broadcast by Channel 4 in 2023 would influence witnesses and even “poison justice”.
According to a report from the US “Variety”, the case went on trial for three weeks, and the prosecution and defense presented their closing arguments sequentially this week. Russell Brand was charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault between 1999 and 2009. He has denied all the allegations.
Defense attorneys said Russell Brand’s behavior during and after the alleged sexual activity was so typical that it suggested he believed the alleged sexual activity was consensual. “If a person rapes someone and asks the other person if they enjoyed it, he must be some kind of sociopath,” the lawyer said. She also mentioned that Russell Brand gave away his email address and photos, and even tried to kiss another woman while leaving one woman. He asked the jury: “Rapists don’t leave addresses and they don’t leave photographs.”
The defense lawyer pointed the finger at the investigative documentary “Dispatches” broadcast by Channel 4 in 2023. The program cooperated with the British “Sunday Times” investigation and interviewed five women who accused Russell Brand of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. Before the show aired, Russell Brand strongly denied the allegations publicly.
The lawyer explained that a woman in the case accused Russell Brand of anal sexual assault in 2009, after the two parties originally had consensual sex. When the woman testified in court, she admitted to watching the documentary. The lawyer questioned: “One can’t help but wonder what his testimony would have been like had he not watched the show?”
He further said that these women did not come forward accidentally, but made allegations one after the other after the invitation to the event and related reports were exposed. He believed that their testimony was influenced by the content of the documentary and its subsequent publicity, and he described the witnesses as being “seriously contaminated” by the program. The entire case therefore affected the basis of the charges, which was unfair to the defendants.
Additionally, defense attorneys also questioned the prosecution’s use of Russell Brand’s 2007 memoir “My Bookie Wook” as evidence. It is told in the book that he pretended to be gay to gain the trust of women. The lawyer believes that this humorous memoir cannot be used to directly prove his behavior in 1999, and he criticized the prosecutor for trying to use a text published several years after the incident to infer whether any crimes were involved that year.
The lawyer also asked the jury not to influence the final verdict simply because Russell Brand was involved in his past personal life or was disgusted by his behavior. He emphasized that having a promiscuous sex life is not a crime, and even if a person is manipulated into having consensual sex, it is not a violation of the law.
He told the jury that they should abandon all moral criticism and calmly examine the evidence presented so far to determine whether it was sufficient to confirm that Russell Brand had committed the relevant crimes. He insisted: “This is disgusting, disgusting and immoral. It has nothing to do with your decision.” Finally, he said clearly: “Russell Brand is innocent.”
Russell Brand currently denies all 7 allegations. After three weeks of hearing, the case has reached the final stage. The jury will then evaluate the case based on the evidence and arguments presented by both the prosecution and defense.
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The hearing of the case lasted for three weeks and has reached the concluding stage. The prosecution and defense have presented their closing arguments sequentially this week. Next, the jury will review the evidence and arguments to determine whether or not to convict.
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The defense argued that Russell Brand always believed that the sex was consensual and that there was no evidence that he was a psychopath who raped women, and refuted the allegation by saying that he left his contact information and behaved normally.
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Lawyers believe the 2023 documentary and subsequent reports could influence witnesses’ recollections and statements, and even “poison judicial justice.” As for the memoirs, they have been criticized for being humorous, making it difficult to directly infer the facts of the early crimes.
