Six more women accuse Russell Brand of sexual misconduct after jailing, report says

Russell Brand has been accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by a further six women, according to a report, after the former comedian was jailed on Monday. The new allegations emerged in an investigation by the Times and the Sunday Times.

Brand, 51, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan and sexually assaulting three women in separate incidents between 2004 and 2009. He was cleared of two further charges of rape and one of attempted indecent assault at Southwark crown court in London.

The Times reported that one woman accused Brand of having sex with her without her consent and then apologising afterwards. Another woman alleged that he continued having sex with her after she asked him to stop because he was hurting her.

The first woman said she had an on-off relationship with the actor in the late 2000s after a professional meeting at his London home. On one occasion, she said, they were in bed together when she noticed he was not wearing a condom and asked him to stop. She said she tried to move, but it was not happening.

The woman said she decided at that moment that she was not going to fight, because she did not know what he could do. After the alleged incident, she said Brand apologised to her in person and by text message.

The second woman encountered Brand in 2007, aged 19, while queueing to meet him with a friend. She alleged that during sex she told him it was painful and asked him to stop, but he did not stop. She claimed he said afterwards that the night had been consensual.

Another woman, then in her late 20s, met Brand after he performed at The Chapel venue in San Francisco in 2013. She claimed he manhandled her and forced his hand down her trousers, telling the Times she did not resist and let it happen.

Another woman, then in her mid-twenties, said Brand approached her at a music festival in 2005 and asked to have sex with her, offering to pay her.

Another woman, then in her late 20s, won a BBC 6 Music competition and was invited as a guest on Brand's show in 2006. She claimed that over sporadic meetings in the following year, Brand told her to lick a toilet seat at his house and became angry when she refused.

Another woman worked at a London venue Brand visited regularly in 2015. She said a member of Brand's staff told her Brand wanted her and was in the disabled toilets. She said the lights were off inside, and that Brand claimed he wanted toilet paper but grabbed her when she went to hand it to him.

The new allegations could not be reported until Brand's criminal case had ended, to avoid prejudicing proceedings. The Times reported that extensive steps were taken to corroborate the claims and that none of the sources were paid.

Brand was approached for comment through legal representatives after his conviction on Monday. His lawyer reportedly said he would consider injunctive relief but sent no response to the allegations, despite being given additional time and an agreed deadline passing. Brand has previously denied wrongdoing and claimed all his relationships were consensual.

Andy Burnham has said the media industry needs to look at itself and step forward to protect women and girls following Brand's rape conviction and allegations of sexual misconduct made against the comedian David Walliams. Walliams has denied the allegations against him.