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Russell Brand
Russell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault, and sexual assault for a series of interactions that took place between 1999 and 2005. Brand has been interviewed a lot since Channel 4’s DIspatches, the Times and the Sunday Times investigations uncovered multiple allegations against him, and denies all allegations against him. He posted a new video on X when the charges were announced and said “What I never was, was a rapist. I’ve never engaged in non-consensual activity.” He went on to say he was ‘incredibly grateful’ to have the chance to face these charges in court. The Metropolitan Police gave a short statement saying they had written to…
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Zhenhao Zou
28-year-old UCL student Zhenhao Zou was convicted today of 28 offences, including 11 counts of rape against 10 different women, following a five week trial. While in China in November 2020 Zou, also known as “Pakho”, downloaded an “instruction manual” on how to drug and rape young women, with the words “effects guaranteed” displayed across pictures of unconscious, naked women. He then used butanediol (a GHB precursor) to drug a number of women and rape them. Police believe there may be more than 50 victims, and have appealed to anyone who believes they may have been assaulted by Zou to contact them (details provided at the bottom of this post).…