LONDON - Comedian Russell Brand is due to learn his sentence in a London court after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault, NPR reported. The outlet said a judge is set to hand down the sentence on Monday, and described the expected outcome as a "significant" prison term.
ABC News reported that Brand was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. Its summary did not give further details of the charges.
According to The Guardian, the offenses took place in separate incidents between 2005 and 2009. The newspaper said Brand was convicted by a jury last Thursday and has been held since then, after being denied bail. The Guardian reported that he will be sentenced on Monday.
The three reports are consistent on the core facts: a conviction for rape and sexual assault, a sentencing hearing set for Monday, and an expected prison term. None of the summaries available for these reports states the length of any sentence, and no sentence is reported in them. Readers seeking the outcome of the hearing should consult the outlets' updated coverage.
Sources: NPR: Russell Brand to learn sentence after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault; ABC News: Russell Brand facing significant prison term for rape and sexual assaults; The Guardian: Russell Brand to be sentenced for rape and sexual assault today - latest updates.