Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court in London.
Brand was convinced of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The British former comedian was aquitted of three charges: two counts of rape and one of attempted indecent assault.
Six women gave evidence against Brand – describing alleged offences dating from 1999 to 2009.
The entertainer turned religious and political commentator denied the charges, and maintained throughout that the encounters were consensual or misrepresented.
The judge indicated that Brand faces a custodial sentence and scheduled sentencing for Monday, 9 November.
Mr Justice Bennathan said the entertainer faced an “inevitably significant custodial term”, according to The Times.
Brand’s barrister, Ian Winter KC, put forward several arguments during the trial’s closing speech at Southwark Crown Court.
The prosecution argued that the six complainants did not know one another and came forward independently. It said the similarities between their accounts were significant, particularly descriptions of Brand allegedly shifting from charm to aggression when women resisted him.
The prosecution also challenged Brand’s account of his memory. They put forward the argument that Brand had initially told police he did not recognise some women or could not remember the incidents, but later provided more detailed recollections during the trial.
Police said they had interviewed more than 100 witnesses, taking over 400 witness statements and reviewing historical documents.
Whilst Brand admitted to having sex with some of the women, he denied that any sexual activity was non-consensual. His defence argued that promiscuity, offensive behaviour or treating women unkindly did not in themselves amount to criminal conduct.
The defence also argued that the long delays in reporting the incidents made memories less reliable and left the jury with doubts about what had happened.
Winter further argued that the 2023 Channel 4 Dispatches documentary and reporting by The Times and The Sunday Times had influenced the women’s recollections or interpretations of their encounters with Brand. The prosecution rejected that suggestion.
Brand was remanded in custody pending sentencing on Monday.