Six more women accuse Russell Brand of sexual misconduct as police investigate fresh allegations

The fresh allegations, reported by the Times and the Sunday Times, include claims that Brand had sex with a woman without her consent, that he continued having sex with another woman after she asked him to stop because it was hurting her, and that he apologised after one alleged attack. One woman told the Times that during an incident in the late 2000s she asked Brand to stop after noticing he was not wearing a condom. “And then he was very close, on top of me, and sort of pushing – but I knew he didn’t have a condom on and I said: ‘No, stop,’ and I started to sort of try and move. And … that wasn’t happening,” she said. She added she decided at that moment “I’m not going to fight” because “who knows what he could do”. After the alleged incident, she said Brand apologised to her in person and by text message. Another woman who encountered Brand when she was queueing to meet him with a friend in 2007 aged 19 said she told him during sex: “It’s painful,” according to the report. She alleged he would not stop, adding: “And then it gets worse and it’s really painful. And I say ‘stop’ and he doesn’t stop.” The woman claimed he said afterwards: “Tonight was consensual. Nobody did anything they didn’t want to do.” The new allegations could not be reported until Brand’s criminal case 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’s representatives did not respond to the new allegations, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. According to the Times, Brand was approached for comment via legal representatives after his conviction; his lawyer reportedly said he would consider “injunctive relief” but did not send any response despite being given additional time. Brand, 51, was sentenced on Tuesday to more than 10 years in prison after being convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan and sexually assaulting three women between 2004 and 2009. He was cleared of two further charges of rape and one of attempted indecent assault. Judge Justice Joel Bennathan denounced Brand’s “casual and arrogant disregard” towards any woman who said no to him. Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones said Brand abused the influence and power that came with his fame. Brand had maintained his innocence and testified that all his encounters were consensual. The Metropolitan Police said several people had contacted them following Brand’s trial and sentencing “to provide information or report a potential criminal allegation”, the BBC reported. Brand was already under investigation for two other alleged rapes during the trial, one involving a then-16-year-old girl. The fresh allegations and police investigation have also drawn attention to the behaviour of other prominent men. A Guardian and ITV investigation this week named British comedian and author David Walliams as the high-profile person alleged to have preyed on and groomed young women and teenagers for sex, following an attempted injunction. Walliams has vigorously denied the allegations.