Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
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14%
3 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Crime & Law
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Russell Brand was convicted of four sexual offences, one rape and three sexual assaults, involving four women between 2005 and 2009 in different locations.
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Brand → convict → locations
British comedian Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults by a London jury on Thursday, the offences involving four women in total.
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offences → find → total
Eyes closed when the verdict was delivered, Brand showed no emotion as he was also cleared of two rapes and one count of attempted indecent assault.
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he → close → assault
The 51-year-old actor who turned into a conservative, religious online guru faces "significant custodial term," as said by Judge Joel Bennathan.
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who → turn → Bennathan
Brand's wife Laura watched from the public gallery as the jury at London's Southwark Crown Court delivered their four unanimous guilty verdicts.
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jury → watch → verdicts
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on Monday.
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He → remand → Monday
Briefly married to US pop star Katy Perry, Brand reportedly also faces accusations of raping two other women, including a 16-year-old schoolgirl.
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Brand → marry → schoolgirl
These allegations were revealed during previous hearings of his four-week trial, thus not included in the trial.
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allegations → reveal → trial
'Courage' of victimes
After the verdicts, the Metropolitan Police paid tribute to the "extraordinary courage, resilience and determination of the women who came forward and reported what happened to them.
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what → pay → them
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"Brand used his influence, status and fame to exploit and sexually offend against women," the Met's Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy said in a statement.
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Furphy → use → statement
"As his profile grew, so too did his sense of entitlement.
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sense → grow → entitlement
I hope this conviction sends a clear message that no one is above the law, no matter how famous or powerful they may be," Furphy added.
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Furphy → hope → law
Brand's bail refused
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bail → refuse → ?
Senior prosecutor David Roberts said outside the court Thursday that Brand's behaviour was "predatory" and that he "used his celebrity status to commit sexual crimes.
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he → say → crimes
"
"He was a manipulator with an insatiable desire to get what he wanted regardless of whether consent was given or not," Roberts added.
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Roberts → get → what
His offences involved four women between 2005 and 2009 in different locations, a radio station, the set of a DVD recording and Brand's home.
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offences → involve → recording
He had pleaded not guilty to all the charges saying that although he used to be promiscuous he had always had consensual sex.
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he → plead → sex
The prosecution had earlier described him as a "ruthless, calculated and manipulative" sexual predator.
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prosecution → describe → predator
Following the guilty verdicts, Brand's lawyer Ian Winter urged the judge to renew his bail over the weekend as "an act of humanity" and to "put his affairs in order and
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Winter → follow → order
But Judge Bennathan refused to grant bail, saying Brand had "considerable resources" and whatever his good intentions might be, there was "fear he might in the end not feel able to come along and face his sentence."
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he → refuse → sentence
From the dock, Brand signalled to his defence team that he was okay, adding: "I'm good, I'm good, I'm good" before being led out of the dock.
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I → signal → dock
The Aporia
