AUTOMATED SUMMARY
A London jury convicted Russell Brand of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Thursday. The jury acquitted him of two other rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Brand, 51, had denied the charges and said his encounters were consensual. He was taken into custody after the verdict and is due to be sentenced on Monday, when the judge has said a significant prison term is expected.
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01 The verdict on Thursday covered one rape count and three counts of sexual assault. FOX NEWS
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