Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
16%
3 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
256
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The Met Police have confirmed that Brand is under investigation for two further rape allegations, with detectives sending files to specialist rape prosecutors and in discussions with them over the material.
asserted
detectives → confirm → material
Two further charges
Prosecutors are currently assessing whether to bring further charges.
asserted
Prosecutors → assess → charges
At pre-trial court hearings, it was revealed that one of the complaints comes from a woman who dated Brand when he was 30 years old and she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl.
asserted
she → reveal → Brand
The prospect of further charges was raised in court hearings in March and May, when Brand’s legal team sought assurances that any new charges would not be brought shortly before the trial took place.
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trial → raise → place
A police spokesperson said: “The Met’s investigation into allegations of rape made by two women remains ongoing.
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investigation → say → women
“The suspect has previously been interviewed under caution in connection with the allegations.
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suspect → interview → allegations
“Files have been submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to both complainants.
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Files → submit → complainants
“Detectives remain in close contact with prosecutors as inquiries continue and further investigative work is carried out.”
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work → remain → prosecutors
She wrote: “I had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident.
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him → write → incident
“I chose not to press charges at the time and not to go public with this, as I was worried about the impact of the press attention on my then teenage children.
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I → choose → children
I have neither seen nor spoken to Brand since that period in 2014.”
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I → see → 2014
She added: “I am pleased and relieved that Russell Brand has finally received justice.”
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Brand → add → justice
The pair were reported to have been in a relationship for a year from around September 2013, and they forced a gagging order against massage therapist Szilvia Berki in 2014, after she claimed that she was assaulted by Brand.
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she → report → Brand
It is thought that more victims are likely to come forward after Brand’s conviction, according to the detective who led the police investigation.
uncertain
who → think → investigation
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told BBC Breakfast on Friday: "I clearly wouldn't be surprised if many more came forward."
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many → tell → Friday
According to The Guardian, the Metropolitan police team that built the case against Brand will start sifting through reports and intelligence about other potential victims this week.
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that → accord → victims
Sources have claimed that the number of further victims is at least in “double digits”, with 10 currently seen as a minimum.
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10 → claim → minimum
Hundreds of people were interviewed as part of the investigation, with several witnesses who had previously had a sexual relationship with Brand coming forward.
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who → interview → Brand
Brand was described in court as "ruthless" and a "sexual predator", with some of his victims saying they had been left "haunted for years" by what he did to them.
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he → describe → them
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