Mia Latter, now 37, alleged she had been mistreated by the jailed comedian when she was a teenager and he was aged 30.
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She was one of six women who allegations against the comedian.
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Brand denied the claims at the time.
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She said: “We need to listen to Mia and other victims like her who have been through these experiences, because it’s really important that as lawmakers their experience is at the heart of what we consider.
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“It clearly would be a massive step to change the age of consent, but it deserves proper consideration and scrutiny.
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I can absolutely understand why she is calling for it.”
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she → understand → it
Under UK law, adults of any age are legally able to have sex with 16 and 17-year-olds.
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adults → have → olds
Ms Latter told the paper: “It’s shocking to me time and time again that whenever the news comes up again about him, it’s always in the comments about the relationship with a 16-year-old.
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“That’s not the most heinous bit.
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But why is that the thing that everybody collectively gets stuck on?
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I think we all sort of agree that … adults shouldn’t be allowed to have sexual relationships with children, with somebody under the age of 18.
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adults → think → 18
That really doesn’t seem like a gigantic leap to take.”
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Ms Latter was 16 when she first met Brand in Leicester Square, central London, while she was on her way home from a shopping trip.
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He took her number, later messaged her, and asked if she wanted to go for dinner.
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She told the newspaper that Brand – who was working at MTV at the time – still asked her to meet after she had confessed her age to him.
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Ms Latter alleges Brand orally raped her towards the end of their three-month relationship.
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She said: “They [the police] wanted me to be part of a subsequent trial, but they said that the decision was made [not to include her in the first trial] after he had done the Megyn Kelly and the Piers Morgan interviews…
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I was told that I wasn’t actually going to make it to the October trial because…
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they didn’t want it to become ‘the Alice show’, which was my pseudonym in the article.
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I was devastated by it.”
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In an interview with conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly earlier this year, Brand had said that the age of consent in the UK is 16, and he did sleep with a 16-year-old when he was 30.
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Ms Latter has reportedly decided not to continue with the criminal process so she can focus on her campaign.
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She told the newspaper: “I just don’t know what capacity I have to give years more of my life to this, for my head to be occupied with these awful crimes.”
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A Met Police spokesperson said: “Officers launched an investigation in January 2026 after receiving an allegation of rape.
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“Detectives sought advice from the Crown Prosecution Service to determine how best to proceed, and officers were advised that further information was needed before a charging decision could be made.
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“This investigation remains ongoing.
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We understand the delay has been distressing for this victim-survivor.
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delay → understand → survivor
However, our focus has been on putting forward the best possible evidence.”
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focus → put → evidence
The Crown Prosecution Service said: “The Crown Prosecution Service will continue to work closely with investigators to provide advice and make sure cases progress as quickly as possible.”
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cases → say → advice
Last week, it was announced that a series of “serious” sex offence allegations against David Walliams are being probed by the Metropolitan Police following an investigation by The Guardian and ITV News on Tuesday.
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Walliams denies any wrongdoing.
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Walliams → deny → wrongdoing
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