Russell Brand ‘could be charged over historic sex offences after police quiz him three times’ over claims – as the Met hands ‘evidence file’ to the CPS

Russell Brand could be charged with alleged historical sexual offenses following a 13-month investigation in which the comedian was questioned by police three times.

Scotland Yard has asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consider laying charges against Mr Brand, 49.

The investigation came after four women made allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse against Mr Brand in September 2023.

The allegations span from 2006 to 2013, when the comedian worked as a presenter on BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 and as an actor in Hollywood.

It came following a joint investigation launched by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.

Brand (pictured in 2006) has strongly denied allegations about his conduct, which allegedly occurred at the height of his fame between 2006 and 2013.

It has since been revealed that Russell Brand has been questioned by police three times

Mr Brand was first interviewed under caution on November 16, 2023, on three charges of sexual offenses after voluntarily attending a police station.

He was interviewed again on December 14 about a further six historical sexual offenses and a third interview took place on January 17 this year, The Times reported this.

Chief Inspector Andy Furphy, of the Metropolitan Police, said: ‘Our investigations are continuing and a file has now been transferred to the CPS.

“We have a team of dedicated officers providing specialist support to the women who have come forward.

‘We are committed to investigating sexual crimes, regardless of how long ago they occurred.’

Russell Brand denies any wrongdoing and has said all his sexual relationships were always consensual.

The comedian turned lifestyle guru, who also worked on the BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music programs from 2006 to 2008, told former Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson in a YouTube video earlier this year that the claims against him ‘ were very, very hurtful’. ‘.

One of the first women to accuse Brand – named Alice to protect her identity – claimed she was in an “emotionally abusive and controlling relationship” with the comedian, then 31, for about three months as a teenager.

Russell Brand is pictured on The Paul O’Grady Show in November 2017

One of the first women to accuse Brand – named Alice to protect her identity – claimed she was in an “emotionally abusive and controlling relationship” with the comedian.

Alice, who has branded the star’s alleged behavior as ‘grooming’, claimed he would refer to her as ‘The Child’ throughout their relationship and that he gradually became ‘controlling and then emotionally and sexually abusive’.

She claims, “Russell was into groomer behavior, but I didn’t know what that was at the time. He tried to drive a wedge between me and my parents and taught me to lie to them.

‘I was at my father’s house and it was eleven o’clock at night. He texted me, I came up with a scenario where I said my friend was sick, and we would role-play texting conversations. He had a whole script for me.”

Another woman alleged that Mr. Brand sexually assaulted her while she was working with him in LA. She claimed she repeatedly told him to get off her, and when he finally did, he “turned away.”

It was also alleged that another woman was sexually abused by Brand in Britain and she also accused him of being physically and emotionally abusive towards her.

In the wake of the scandal, a fifth woman filed a report with the Metropolitan Police, alleging she was sexually assaulted by the star in Soho, London, in 2003.

Another woman has accused Brand of locking her in a dressing room and pinning her to a couch with a “slick” look on his face.

The alleged incident, as reported in The Sun, is said to have taken place in 2008, when the comic was 33, after a performance in west London.

Russell Brand was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse last year as part of a joint investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, The Times and Sunday Times

Brand performing during The Hoping Foundation’s Starry Starry Night Benefit Evening in 2014

A woman also came forward to claim Brand exposed himself to her in an office where BBC Los Angeles operated in 2008, before going to record a program for Radio 2, where he appeared to joke about the alleged incident.

And another, who went by the name Sarah to protect her identity, claimed the cartoon character had left her feeling ‘vulnerable and intimidated’ after allegedly refusing to get her a taxi until she had performed a sex act.

In recent years, Mr Brand has built up a large audience on social media.

He has over 11 million followers on X (formerly known as Twitter), while he also hosts daily livestreams on video site Rumble for hundreds of thousands of viewers.

MailOnline contacted Russell Brand for comment.