Russell Brand, the comedian and actor has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, including two counts of rape.
The Crown Prosecution Service said in the statement that the 50 year old would appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London for a first hearing on May 2.
They added that the charges “relate to reported non-recent offenses between 1999 and 2005, involving four women.”
Brand posted a video on social media in which he denied ever having committed rape or sexual assault and said he had “never engaged in nonconsensual activity.”
Mr. Brand added that he was grateful that he would have a chance to defend himself in court.
