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Russell Brand found guilty in UK rape, sexual assault trial

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Actor and comedian Russell Brand was found guilty by a London jury Thursday on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

Brand had faced a total of seven charges against six women, pleading not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault.

He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 9 after a trial that began in mid-October.

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