What to know

• Russell Brand faces prosecution for multiple counts each of rape and sexual assault. His trial is underway at Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom.S1
• A UK prosecutor has described comedian Russell Brand as a “ruthless, calculated and manipulative” sexual predator as his rape and sexual assault trial begi : https://punchng.com/uk-prosecutor-calls-russell-brand-ruthless-predator-as-rape-trial-begins/S2
• Brand, 51, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. The charges involve six women and alleged offenses between 1999 and 2009.S3
• A British prosecutor has accused Russell Brand of being a “ruthless” sexual predator who assaulted six women over the course of a decadeS4
• Russell Brand is set to go on trial today accused of offences against six different women between 1999 and 2009.S5