Jury begins deliberating at Russell Brand's rape and sexual assault trial
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Jurors have begun considering their verdicts in the trial of Russell Brand on charges of rape and sexual assault.After three weeks of argument and evidence, Judge Joel Bennathan told the jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court that they must reach a unanimous decision.“I can only accept a verdict that is the verdict of all 12 of you,” he said.Brand, who is free on bail, has attended court every day, accompanied by his wife, Laura Gallacher.Six women accuse the actor-comedian of sexual misconduct between 1999 and 2009, a decade when Brand went from rising stand-up comedian to major celebrity in the U.K.Prosecutors argued that during that time Brand was “a sexual predator” who attacked the women in a hotel room, the London offices of MTV, the toilet of a London bar, a radio station, a recording studio and his home.Brand, 51, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault.Giving evidence, the entertainer acknowledg