UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault

LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.
London’s Metropolitan Police force said Brand, 50, faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual assault.The alleged offenses involve four women and took place between 1999 and 2005.
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