Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault by a London court.^[1] Judge Joel Bennathan presided at Southwark Crown Court.^[2] In his sentencing remarks he called Brand a sexual predator.^[3] The verdict A London jury delivered the guilty verdict on 5 November.^[4] It found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.^[5] It found him not guilty of two counts of rape and one of attempted indecent assault.^[6] Brand pleaded not guilty to every charge and denied all the allegations.^[7] Six women made allegations against him, covering the years 1999 to 2009.^[8] The term Brand must serve two thirds of the sentence before he can be released.^[9] That is at least seven years.^[10] He was denied bail after the conviction.^[11] After release he faces sexual offence notification requirements with no end date.^[12] How the case was built The Metropolitan Police began investigating Brand in 2023.^[13] He was first charged with sexual offences in April 2025.^[14] Further charges were authorised in December 2025.^[15] What comes next The conviction has not closed the file. After it, the Metropolitan Police submitted two further rape allegation investigations to prosecutors.^[16] Those are allegations. No charge has been reported on either.