Met Police says it has received ‘a number of allegations of sexual assault in London and across the country’ in wake of Channel 4’s Dispatches investigation into Russell Brand

  • Met Police says it has received a number of allegations from across the UK 

By Dan Sales

Published: 16:53 BST, 25 September 2023 | Updated: 17:17 BST, 25 September 2023

Detectives at the Met Police have officially launched an investigation into Russell Brand after receiving a number of allegations of sexual offences from across the UK.

Following an investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Times, the Met said it had been given reports of incidents claimed to have happened in London.

It said it had also received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed elsewhere in the country and would investigate these. The offences are all non-recent. Brand vehemently denies all allegations of wrongdoing.

Officers will be offering specialist support to all of the women who have made allegations.

Channel 4 's Dispatches and The Sunday Times made a number of allegations that Brand denies

Channel 4 ‘s Dispatches and The Sunday Times made a number of allegations that Brand denies

The investigation is being carried out by detectives in the Met’s Central Specialist Crime Command, led by Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy.

Supt Furphy said: ‘We continue to encourage anyone who believes they may have been a victim of a sexual offence, no matter how long ago it was, to contact us.

‘We understand it can feel like a difficult step to take and I want to reassure that we have a team of specialist officers available to advise and support.’

A Met spokesman added: ‘There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.

‘Anyone who wants to report an offence to the police should contact us on 101. Always dial 999 in an emergency.’

On Saturday, Brand thanked his supporters for “questioning” the allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him.

In the three-minute clip, posted on YouTube, Rumble and X, he said the week since the claims were published had been “extraordinary and distressing”.

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