Russell Brand accuser ‘groomed by star when she was 16’ calls for change to consent laws
A WOMAN who claims Russell Brand sexually assaulted her when she was 16 has called for a change to consent laws.
The alleged victim, known as “Alice”, wants updated rules to “shield teenagers from harm”.
Now in her thirties, she claims Brand would send taxis to her school.
Alice is now one of five women who have accused the comedian, 48, of rape and sexual assault.
Brand strongly denies the allegations.
The alleged victim told The Sunday Times it would be “reasonable” to be illegal for over-21s to have sex with under-18s.
She added: “While it is legal for a man in his 30s to have a relationship with a 16-year-old, it is not morally right.”
The Metropolitan Police has urged any alleged victims to come forward after the shocking allegations were exposed in a joint investigation by The Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.
The woman, who is using the pseudonym Alice, said she was coached on what to say during a three-month relationship with the star.
Alice told BBC’s Woman’s Hour: “Russell groomed me and told me to save his number in my phone under a different name so nothing’s flagged when messages are coming up.
“He coached me on what to say to my parents.”
A WOMAN who claims Russell Brand sexually assaulted her when she was 16 has called for a change to consent laws.
The alleged victim, known as “Alice”, wants updated rules to “shield teenagers from harm”.
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Now in her thirties, she claims Brand would send taxis to her school.
Alice is now one of five women who have accused the comedian, 48, of rape and sexual assault.
Brand strongly denies the allegations.
The alleged victim told The Sunday Times it would be “reasonable” to be illegal for over-21s to have sex with under-18s.
She added: “While it is legal for a man in his 30s to have a relationship with a 16-year-old, it is not morally right.”
The Metropolitan Police has urged any alleged victims to come forward after the shocking allegations were exposed in a joint investigation by The Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches.
The woman, who is using the pseudonym Alice, said she was coached on what to say during a three-month relationship with the star.
Alice told BBC’s Woman’s Hour: “Russell groomed me and told me to save his number in my phone under a different name so nothing’s flagged when messages are coming up.
“He coached me on what to say to my parents.”
