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Alleged victims and a friend of Russell Brand have given accounts spanning 1999 to 2009, which Brand disputes.
Testimony in the trial has centred on accounts from alleged victims and one friend of the defendant. A first woman alleges Russell Brand raped her in a hotel room in 1999. A friend of Brand testified that he said he may have gone too far with a woman after that 1999 incident.
Other accounts describe alleged conduct later in the decade. One woman alleges Brand orally raped her in a London bar restroom in 2004, and another, then 21, alleges he anally raped her at his home after a 2009 show. A further woman alleges he tried to drag her into a men's bathroom at her office in 2001. A woman alleges he kissed and groped her at a London radio station in 2004 or 2005, and another alleges he pressed his face into her groin during a 2009 television recording.
Each account is an allegation, and Brand has pleaded not guilty to all charges, saying the accusations were imagined or reinvented.
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Alleged victims and a close friend describe events across a decade
Witness accounts in the trial span 1999 to 2009 and come from alleged victims and one friend of the defendant. The friend's testimony that Brand said he may have gone too far after 1999 links personal recollection to the defendant's own words. Each alleged victim describes a specific location, from a hotel room to a radio station. The jury will weigh these accounts against the defense's position.
Brand disputes the accounts, saying allegations were imagined or reinvented
Brand has pleaded not guilty to all seven charges and maintains that the accusations were imagined or reinvented. From this position, the testimony must be tested for accuracy, given that the alleged events date from 1999 to 2009. The defense's challenge centres on whether the recollections presented to the court are reliable. Brand remains free on bail while the jury considers the evidence.