Brand, 51, faced seven charges in total, including three counts of rape. The judge tells him: “Obviously a custodial sentence of some length will result.”
Silly question, but what’s the difference between sexual assault and rape?
Pretty sure rape needs to be sticking the dick in a hole. Technically, in the UK, to the letter of the law, a female can’t be a rapist.
Sexual assault can just be something as “insignificant” as pinching someone’s arse as they pass you on the bus.
Rape involves penetration of bodily orfices with pretty much anything. Also; involuntary with consideration about ability to consent.
(Not sure if the UK narrows that definition in any way.)
UK law narrows it down for some reason.
Not sure if there’s a very good reason for it that I’m too innocent to understand or if its just one of those archaic things that havent got round to being updated yet.
Don’t they have something like “digital rape” which isn’t based on computers but on the digits i.e. fingers being inserted unwantedly?
sexual assault
Rape is a subcategory of sexual assault. Groping or forced kissing are not rape, but are also forms of sexual assault.
Noted, thank you. I will continue not engaging in either, then.
A lot of these women came forward after the channel four investigation so hopefully now even more will have the courage to do so.
I saw a lot of articles about this as the trial was ongoing - more than for most ongoing trials. I don’t know if the reporting rules were different or what, but I really didn’t want to read about it until the trial was over. I don’t really know why, but I think partly I knew I didn’t want to read about a rape trial every single day and so I would only get a partial view of things at that level of detail. I’d rather have the court do the summarising for me by handing down a verdict and then read at the conclusion.
Now that’s happened, I’m glad justice has been served. It’s always mixed feelings with these trials: it turns out another public figure was a scumbag, but at least another scumbag is going to be punished. Hopefully the publicity leads to a sense that these crimes are unacceptable and will be punished.
Always knew he was a cunty wunt from the time he made that phone call to Andrew Sachs.
He was always slimy and condescending at best. He seemed deeply misogynistic always.
Bot sure why i clicked on the "watch live link, but i’m glad i watched him get out of a car 8 times from 8 different angles
Happy cake day
And that’s on Brand.
Just when you think he won’t, Russell.
Man this guy did not age very well, eh?
Starting to look like mel gibson lol
Alcoholism will do that
Get fucked bozo
Another classic example of someone suddenly and mysteriously becoming a “right-wing influencer” in an attempt to make allegations go away.
Don't forget a christian. He carries a bible everywhere these days.
It’s always the ones you most expect
Did his right wing grift drift align with getting dropped when the allegations first came out?
My suspicion is “yes”.
