London – Actor-comedian Russell brand A London court granted the conditional bond on Friday after it seems that they faced positions of rape and sexual assault that involves four women.
Brand, 49, did not enter a plea. He previously denied the accusations made against him.
He was polished by photographers when he arrived at the Westminster magistrates for his first hearing since he was accused last month of a position of rape, indecent aggression and oral rape, as well as two positions of sexual assault.
Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring told Brand to appear at the Central Criminal Court, commonly known as the Old Bailey, in downtown London on May 30 and granted him bail with the condition that he keeps the court informed about where he is staying, either in the United Kingdom or in the United States, currently lives in Florida, but is forced to attend all future appearances in the court. If you do not meet the conditions, you face to be arrested.
The comedian, author and “take him to the Greek”, who wore an open shirt and jeans, listened carefully to the details of the charges while sitting at the dock. He spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, address and that understood his bail conditions.
The alleged crimes took place between 1999 and 2005, one in the English coastal city of Bournemouth and the other three in the area of the Westminster center in downtown London. The accusers have not been identified.
Brand has been interviewed by the police about the accusations, which He denies. Brand has denied participating in “non -consensual activity.” In a video posted in X after he was accused, Brand said he thanked the opportunity to demonstrate his innocence.
He alleges that Brand has raped a woman in 1999 in a hotel room in Bournemouth when he attended a conference of the Labor Party in the city. He alleges that while the woman went to the bathroom, Brand took some clothes and then pushed her on the bed, took her underwear and raped her.
A second woman accuses the brand of grabbing her for the forearm and trying to drag her into a male bath at a television station in London in 2001.
A third accuser was a brand of television workers gathered in Soho, center of London, in 2004. He is accused of grabbing his breasts before allegedly taking her to a bathroom and raping her orally.
The final plaintiff is a radio station worker who met Brand while working for Channel 4 in a spin-off of the “Big Brother” reality program between 2004 and 2005. He alleges that Brand grabbed her by the face with both hands, pushed her against a wall and kissed her before grabbing her breasts and buttocks.
The charges continue to September 2023 Joint research by the British media Channel 4 and The Sunday Times.
Known for its unbridled and risky routines, the brand organized programs on radio and television and wrote memories drawing its battles with drugs and alcohol. He has appeared in several Hollywood films and briefly married the pop star Katy Perry between 2010 and 2012.
In recent years, Brand has greatly disappeared from the main media, but has accumulated great online monitoring with videos that mix well -being and conspiracy theories. He recently said he had moved to the United States.
