Jury hears impact statements in Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial
The jury in Russell Brand's rape and sexual assault trial heard statements on the impact on alleged victims, while Brand denies all charges.
How it was covered
- Sky News was the only channel found covering it.
- Channel 5, BBC News, BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4, GB News and ITV: not found in tracked broadcasts.
The Full Story
A plain summary built from the channels that reported this story. Facts only one channel reported are attributed to it.
The jury in the Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial has heard more about the impact on the women he is alleged to have attacked. The comedian denies all charges.
The case at Southwark Crown Court is nearing the halfway point of the prosecution case, though it has not yet reached the end. On the day covered, there were no live witnesses. Instead, a number of statements from prosecution witnesses were read out.
The statements were read because the defence does not dispute them, so the witnesses did not need to appear for cross-examination. The prosecution argues that the statements support or corroborate what live witnesses have said over the past week or so.
The last statement read was from a woman named Helen Berger. Brand faces allegations of rape and sexual assault spanning 10 years of his show business career. He denies all charges.
Key Claims
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| Claim |  |
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| Only on one channel | |
| No live witnesses appeared in the Russell Brand trial, and prosecution witness statements were read because the defence did not contest them. | |
| Russell Brand denies all charges against him. | |
| The jury in the Russell Brand trial heard further evidence about the impact on alleged victims. | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
Sky News led its Russell Brand coverage with the court process, stressing that the trial is nearly halfway through the prosecution case and that no live witnesses appeared. It explained why prosecution statements were read without cross-examination and said the prosecution sees them as corroboration. It also named Helen Berger as the last statement's witness before moving to unrelated Commons coverage.
- “The jury in the trial of Russell Brand has been hearing more about the impact on the victims alleged to have been attacked by him.”
- “The comedian faces allegations of rape and sexual assault spanning 10 years of his show business career.”
- “The last statement was read from a woman called Helen Berger.”
Broadcast Timeline
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