Rowley urges further allegations against Brand be reported

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley urged people with further allegations against Russell Brand to contact police, saying detectives were investigating two additional rape allegations after Brand’s conviction for rape and sexual assault. Rowley said he would not be surprised if more people came forward following the verdict. The two allegations under investigation remain allegations, and the reports do not establish whether they will lead to charges. Police have submitted files relating to them to prosecutors, according to reports. A jury at Southwark Crown Court found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. It acquitted him of other charges at the same trial. The verdicts followed a trial concerning allegations made by women about incidents between 1999 and 2009. Rowley said high-profile cases could give people confidence to report alleged offences. In comments to broadcasters, he encouraged anyone with other allegations to contact the force. He also said officers had spoken to 100 witnesses and taken 400 statements in the investigation that led to the trial. One of the two further rape allegations involves a complainant who was 16 at...