The court heard how the woman anally raped by Brand was subjected to “degradation and humiliation.”

Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC said this included: “Requiring her to shower and brush her teeth and commenting after the offence that she needed to clean up the mess she had made before directing her to wipes.”

Ms Karmy-Jones said the victim was “particularly vulnerable due to her personal circumstances”, the age disparity between the pair when Brand was 33, and her “admiration and idealisation” of the celebrity.

She added that Brand “as a much older man knowingly exploited her by pushing her”.

Russell Brand should be sentenced as having committed the highest category of harm, the prosecution has submitted to Southwark Crown Court.

Riel Karmy-Jones KC told the court “in terms of harm this is a case where the offence falls into category 1, we submit there has been an extreme impact” caused by a combination of features.

These features included “severe psychological harm”, despite the victim accepting that there were other factors that had an affect on her life beyond Brand.

The judge will decide a starting point for Brand’s sentence based on the impact of his crimes and his culpability. He will also listen to mitigating and aggravating factors put forward by Brand’s barristers and the prosecution.

As the prosecution read out the rape victim’s impact statement, Brand looks straight ahead.

Sky News reported that the disgraced star was seen reciting the rosary inside the dock, moving white rosary beads through his fingers.

His wife, sat behind him, is holding hands tightly with a woman sat beside her as the victim statement continues.

The rape victim’s statement adds the victim had fears over her identity becoming public.

We are now hearing from another victim in the third impact statement this morning.

The prosecution is delivering the statement from the woman who Brand was convicted of anally raping in 2009 after meeting her at one of his comedy shows at the Hammersmith Apollo.

In the statement, she said: “The defendant’s public profile had a significant impact on me – because of who he was and the influence he held, I did not feel confident speaking openly about what had happened.

“I did not know who I could trust or confide in. I felt that if I reported him, I would not be believed.

“His fame, wealth and influence created a power imbalance which made me feel powerless.

“I did not have the confidence to challenge someone who appeared so powerful, rich and influential.

“His public profile meant that he remained present in my life even when I wanted to move on.

“I would regularly encounter references to him in the media, which made it difficult to escape reminders of what had happened.”

The second victim impact statement has detailed how the woman almost withdrew from the case as she did not think she was strong enough to proceed with the allegations.

The statement explained how she had to seek therapy following the MeToo movement.

The woman’s statement continued: “Hearing some refusing to accept that men in the public eye could be guilty of committing such offences left me upset and angry.

“I couldn’t articulate to them that this had happened to me too.”

She concluded her statement by saying: “Russell Brand is a sexual predator who has no remorse for how his behaviour has impacted my life.

“I just hope that he is not allowed to hurt any more women.”

A second victim has said the offending has had a “lasting impact” on her life even though she thought she “has successfully buried what happened.

In a victim impact read to Southwark Crown Court, she said: “Since the sexual assault carried out by him in 2005, Russell Brand has managed to move on and even forget.

“This has had a lasting impact on my life even if I thought that I had successfully buried what happened. I had a strong adverse reaction, especially to his voice.”

Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting the women at Choice FM in 2005, grabbing her face and kissing her before touching her breasts and bottom.

As the woman reads out her victim impact statement, Laura Gallacher is seen shaking her head.

Upon hearing the statement, Brand looked straight ahead showing no emotion as the woman described the impact of the sex attack.

She said: “It was hugely upsetting for myself, my family and friends who wanted to scream at their phones whilst scrolling through.

“There’s been accusations and death threats from manic supporters of him on social media which has installed a genuine fear that my name will somehow get out there and some crazy person will come after me or my family.

“The last three years have been a massive strain on myself and my family navigating this whole procedure, the fear and anticipation of the trial has taken a huge toll on my mental and physical health.”

The woman concludes her statement by telling the court: “A leopard may change its spots, but it’s still a leopard and not a gazelle.”

The woman continued to deliver her victim impact statement, which read: “For many years as his star was rising it was impossible to escape seeing him all over the media, being celebrated for his disgusting behaviour against women like it was all a joke.

“There were many times I felt visibly sick at the sight of him parading around think he can get away with anything.

“Over the years I tried not to think about it and get on with my life – I had a beautiful daughter who helped me to heal and learn to love myself again and to try and be the best mum in the world for her.”

One of Russell Brand’s victims has asked to come to court to deliver her victim impact statement in person. A curtain has been drawn so the woman’s anonymity is preserved from the press and the public.

The victim, who was sexually assaulted by Brand in a Soho bar in 2004, said: ““I wanted to express how this crime has affected me over the years.

“When it happened, I was in complete shock and turmoil for weeks trying to process what had happened to me.

“I was extremely upset and traumatised.

“It really affected how I viewed myself, I didn’t have any respect for myself and got into situations with toxic men as I didn’t have any self-worth.

“I literally lost any love for myself for a long time thinking that I was damaged goods.”

Russell Brand has a previous conviction for possession of cannabis, Southwark Crown Court has heard.

Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC said the defendant was fined as a result of the conviction in 1995.

The judge said he would still treat Brand as a man of previous good character.