跟进：Russell Brand性侵案一项猥亵侵害指控被法官指示无罪，改以未遂猥亵侵害罪名续审
英国喜剧演员Russell Brand性侵案10月27日在伦敦Southwark刑事法庭继续审理，主审法官Mr Justice Bennathan裁定，起诉书中第二项猥亵侵害指控证据不足，指示陪审团就该项作出无罪裁定；同时批准将一项「未遂猥亵侵害」罪名加入起诉书，Brand已对新罪名作无罪答辩。
被指示无罪的指控源于2001年：一名MTV女员工称，Brand当年抓住她的手臂、将她拖向洗手间。法官认为，现有证据不足以支撑陪审团在该项指控上作出有罪裁决，故以未遂猥亵侵害罪名取代该项继续审理。
Brand在本案中另面临强奸与性侵等多项指控，涉及1999年至2009年间的6名女性，他对全部指控均予以否认并作无罪答辩。审理仍在进行中，法庭尚未就其余指控作出裁决。
现年51岁的Brand早年以喜剧演员和电视、电台主持人成名，后转型为网络评论者，在社交平台拥有大量追随者。本案源于英国媒体2023年的联合调查报道，其后伦敦警方展开调查并提出指控。
关联：英国喜剧演员Russell Brand性侵案伦敦审理中：证人出庭转述指控者证词
Follow-Up: Judge Directs Acquittal on One Russell Brand Charge, Adds Attempted Indecent Assault Count
The sexual-offence trial of British comedian Russell Brand continued on October 27 at Southwark Crown Court in London, where the trial judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, ruled that the evidence on count two of the indictment, an indecent assault charge, was insufficient, and directed the jury to return a not guilty verdict on that count. He also allowed an "attempted indecent assault" charge to be added to the indictment, to which Brand has pleaded not guilty.
The count concerned an allegation from 2001, in which a female MTV employee said Brand grabbed her by the arm and dragged her toward a toilet. The judge concluded the evidence could not support a conviction on the original charge, and the case will proceed on the substituted attempted indecent assault count.
Brand still faces multiple rape and sexual assault charges involving six women and alleged incidents between 1999 and 2009; he denies all charges and has pleaded not guilty throughout. The trial is continuing, and the court has not yet ruled on the remaining counts.
Brand, 51, rose to fame as a comedian and television and radio presenter before reinventing himself as an online commentator with a large social media following. The case followed a joint British media investigation in 2023, after which London's Metropolitan Police investigated and brought charges.
Related: Russell Brand Sexual Assault Trial Under Way in London: Witness Relays Accuser's Account in Court
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图片来源：图：本案审理地英国伦敦Southwark刑事法庭。Christopher Hilton摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons / Photo: Southwark Crown Court in London, where the trial is being heard. Photo by Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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