Disgraced comedian was convicted last week and was warned he faces a ‘signficant’ prison term
The four-week trial kicked off in September. The court heard that Brand had struggled to convince friends and former colleagues to provide evidence for him.
His wife, Laura Brand, 39, was the only one who took the stand on 29 October to give evidence to his good character. The couple had first met when she was 19 and he 31.
She said Brand was a “wonderful father” and an “amazingly attentive husband”.
If you get a conviction then it tends to encourage other people to come forward because they see the courage and the bravery and the resilience that these women have had to go through this criminal justice process, and they feel their own strength as a result of that. They want to come forward and have their story told.
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Author : Frances Mao
Publish date : 2026-11-09 10:09:00
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