Russell Brand was jailed for 10 years and six months on Monday for raping one of his fans at his London home and sexual assaults on three other women.

He was expected to serve his sentence at HMP Wandsworth in south west London which has been condemned for its “inhuman living conditions”.

The former comedian and actor, now 51, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court after being found guilty last Thursday of raping a woman in 2009, as well as sexually assaulting female TV and radio workers between 2004 and 2009.

Passing sentencing, judge Mr Justice Bennathan told Brand he had become a “sexual predator” as he was starting to become famous.

He added that Brand had “a casual and arrogant disregard for a woman’s right to say no to you”.

The judge stressed that he had a “belief that fame meant you could act how you liked, when you liked, unhindered by the rules by which decent people live”.

Brand showed “contempt” for his casual sexual partners, storing one victim’s phone number under ‘T’ for tart, the court heard.

His sexual assault on a Channel 4 worker while he was filming a project in 2009 showed his “staggering arrogance,” the sentencing judge added.

In statements to the court on Monday, Brand’s victims told of the devastating impact of his crimes on their lives.

His rape victim explained how “every update regarding the case brought back memories of the incident and felt like reopening old wounds”.

Brand had been sent straight to prison last week over fears he would abscond instead of returning to court.

He is understood to have been locked up at HMP Wandsworth, south west London, where he was expected to serve the rest of his sentence.

A four-week trial heard how Brand preyed on women he encountered on his way to becoming one of Britain’s best-known comedians, a lauded TV and radio host, and a Hollywood actor who was briefly married to singer Katy Perry.

He was convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan in 2009 at his London home after meeting her following one of his stand-up shows at the Hammersmith Apollo.

Another woman told the court how her breasts were groped by Brand in the Nordic bar in Soho, just seconds after she was introduced to him at a 2004 party.

In 2005, Brand kissed and groped a third woman during a visit to the Capital Radio studios in London, pouncing on her as she walked out of a room.

Brand was also convicted of putting his head into the groin of a female Channel 4 worker, after she had been forced to give him a massage in 2009.

Ahead of the sentencing, his wife Laura Gallacher did not answer reporters’ questions as she entered the court on Monday, accompanied by another woman supporting her.

In the wake of his convictions, Scotland Yard revealed that Brand is currently under investigation over two further rape claims, including one when the victim was allegedly aged 16.

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said his officers are braced for “many, many more” possible victims of Brand to come forward, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham called his crimes “horrifying”.