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Brand has described the allegations against him as stemming from “a defamatory and fictitious documentary,” which he claims included “false and anonymised” interviews. He further stated that following the documentary’s release, both the media and police openly encouraged more allegations, leading to what he called additional encounters being fabricated or distorted.
During Tuesday’s court session, the jury was formally requested to find Brand not guilty of indecent assault. This particular accusation involved a woman who alleged that Brand grabbed her arm and attempted to drag her into a toilet back in 2001 while she was employed at MTV. However, the presiding judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, ruled that there was “insufficient evidence to support the charge of indecent assault.”
Following this, the charge was amended, and Brand now faces an accusation of attempted indecent assault, to which he has entered a plea of not guilty. The prosecution’s case is set to conclude on Wednesday morning, with the defence team expected to present their arguments afterward.
In total, Brand denies several serious allegations, including three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault, and one count of attempted indecent assault
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