Brand Russell has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape, and now details of his possible jail time have been released.
The charges that Russell he was concerned about incidents that took place between 1999 and 2009. He faced seven charges involving six women, but was found not guilty of all of them.
After reaching the guilty verdict, Russell he was taken into custody and will remain there until sentencing on Monday, November 9. He was refused bail.
Kirsty BrimelowThe chairman of the Bar Council spoke to Sky News about the conviction.
She believes that Russell he will receive “between six and nine years” in prison.
“The decision on bail is up to the judge. At the time of conviction, there is no right to bail, under the Bonus Act, which exists before someone has been convicted. There are different rules and different considerations,” Kirsty he said why he was denied bail.
She said, “It’s quite normal for a judge to consider, the sentence will be a prison sentence and it will be a substantial prison term, so you might as well start serving your time now.
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