Russell Brand is under investigation for two more alleged rapes, including a 16-year-old schoolgirl, and further victims could still come forward, police have warned following his conviction.

The actor and comedian, 51, was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault against four women following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.

The trial heard the star treated women as “disposable” and “amusements” to fill his voracious sexual appetite in a string of attacks between 2004 and 2009, by which time he had achieved “staggering fame”.

The Metropolitan Police believe more women may have been targeted by the serial sex offender and have confirmed he is currently under investigation over the alleged rapes of two more women.

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The comedian replied that it was “no surprise [Geldof]’s such an expert on famine. He has, after all, been dining out on ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ for 30 years.”

The clip was featured in a Channel 4 programme first released in 2023 which detailed accusations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse by four women against Brand between 2006 and 2013. Brand denied the allegations.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said some of what he heard reported from Russell Brand’s trial was “getting very close to victim blaming”.

It was put to Sir Mark on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that Brand’s defence lawyer Ian Winter KC told jurors that “none of the complainants had, in his words, resisted or screamed or even tried to leave”.

Asked if he would support Victims’ Commissioner Claire Waxman, who wants a legal duty in the Courts and Tribunals Bill that would require judges to issue directions to juries on rape myths and misconceptions in every rape trial, Sir Mark said: “I strongly support Claire. I think what I’ve heard reported heads towards, it’s getting very close to victim blaming, which is something we’ve thought very hard about in policing and make sure we don’t do.

“People fall into myths about (how) a rape victim must behave in a certain way, must react in a certain way. The evidence is really clear. Some people will fight. Some people will freeze. Some people will tell people straight away. Some people bottle it up for years. There isn’t one way of reacting.

“We understand that, it shouldn’t be possible for inaccurate statements to be made to a jury to suggest that because a rape victim didn’t behave in one way, that somehow that undermines their case, when the evidence is very clear, we’re all very different sort of psychological and personal make-up, and in the most extraordinary horrific moments, of course, people react very differently.”

The comedian was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault – good riddance to a man who thought he was the cleverest in the room, until he wasn’t, writes Victoria Richards.

Russell Brand is facing a prison sentence after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault following a four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court.

Delivering their verdict on Thursday, the jury convicted Brand of raping a young fan after one of his shows in 2009 – but cleared him of two other counts of rape and one attempted indecent assault.

Brand was remanded into custody and will be sentenced on Monday. udge Mr Justice Bennathan told Brand the charges meant he faced “a custodial sentence of some length”.

Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley said he would not be surprised if “many more” alleged victims of Russell Brand now came forward.

He said high-profile cases did often lead to an “upsurge” in reporting because it gave victims confidence to speak up about attackers in their cases.

He told BBC Breakfast: “It does make a difference because people see it is possible, and you will be believed.”

On Brand, he added: “There’s two more cases we’re investigating at the moment. I clearly wouldn’t be surprised if many more came forward.”

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the force is encouraging anybody else to come forward if there are any other allegations after Russell Brand was convicted of raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three women.

Sir Mark told Times Radio: “Every case like this depends on brave victim survivors who are prepared to step forward and tell their story to police officers and tell their story to a court when you’ve had something so intrusive and awful happen that that really shows real bravery and determination, and you have to admire that.

“I’m proud of our officers and the support they’ve offered them and the case they’ve built. They’ve spoken to 100 witnesses. They’ve taken 400 statements. It’s a sizeable investigation.

“As you’ve heard, there’s two more rape allegations that we’re looking at. We’re encouraging anybody else to come forward if there’s any other allegations.

“The wider point I would make: this looks at one hand it’s a celebrity, but most sex offending is where someone of power exploits that with someone who is less powerful themselves.

“It might be an uncle, it might be a teacher, it might be a vicar. Could be a whole range of different situations. And what cases like this show is, it doesn’t matter how powerful the person is, we will support you, and we will try and bring down the person who did something ghastly to you.”

Russell Brand spent his first night in a cell ahead of a potentially years-long imprisonment, after he was convicted of raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three women during his showbiz heyday.

Brand, now 51, preyed on women he encountered while becoming one of Britain’s best-known stand-up comedians, a lauded TV and radio host, and a Hollywood movie star.

His victims came to court to reveal how Brand had forced them into sexual activity, sometimes within seconds of them first meeting, using his fame to determinedly pursue a goal of sex with 5,000 women.

On Thursday at Southwark Crown Court, a jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

He was cleared of two further charges of rape and one allegation of attempted indecent assault.

The disgraced comedian-turned-conspiracy theorist will spend the weekend in custody before he returns to the same court on Monday to learn his prison sentence.