Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison.
The disgraced British comedian, 51, received his sentence in London's Southwark Crown Court on Monday, Nov. 9, after a jury convicted him of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The offenses, involving six women, took place between 1999 and 2009. Brand has denied engaging in any non-consensual sexual activity and pleaded not guilty.
In court, Judge Joel Bennathan told Brand that he was a sexual predator who believed that "fame meant you could act how you liked, when you liked, unhindered by the rules by which decent people live."
Prosecutors said the first offense took place in 1999, when Brand allegedly raped a woman in a hotel room after a show in England.
In 2001, he allegedly tried to drag a woman into the men's bathroom cubicle in the MTV Europe offices after she complimented his shirt.
Three years later, Brand is accused of dragging a woman into a restroom in a bar and orally raping her, and in 2004 or 2005, a fourth woman alleged he groped her at a radio station.
In 2009, Brand allegedly anally raped a woman at his house, and that same year, he allegedly demanded a massage from the woman and pressed his face into her groin area while they were working together.
The "Get Him to the Greek" star has denied wrongdoing, though he testified that he "misused" his fame to have sexual encounters with women.
After a four-week trial, Brand was convicted on the one rape count and the three sexual assault counts, but he was acquitted on two other rape charges and on a count of attempted indecent assault.
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Contributing: Reuters
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