Brand donated to rape charity year after assault
Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 11 Nov, 16:28 · Archive
Russell Brand's management donated £3,000 to a rape crisis centre in 2010, a year after he raped a woman.
Russell Brand's management donated £3,000 to South Essex Rape and Incest Crisis Centre (SERICC) in late 2010 to help fund the charity's 25th anniversary party at Orsett Hall in December that year. The donation was made just one year after Brand raped a 21-year-old woman in 2009. Brand was later convicted of that rape along with three counts of sexual assault and is now serving a sentence of 10 years and six months.
The charity, based in Grays in Thurrock, Essex, had no direct contact with Brand. SERICC founder Sheila Coates said the donation came from his management team after the charity had written to various famous people requesting support for their fundraising activity. Coates noted that Brand had supported several local charities in the area where he grew up, attending Grays School.
Coates said the donation reflected 'his abuse of power' and 'the other part of the Russell Brand personality'. She stated: 'There is something about celebrity, money, power, control. When you get fame and money, some men abuse that position and that's what he's done.'
Coates also expressed disappointment rather than shock at the revelations, saying the pattern recurred frequently among famous men. She called for better education around sexual assault myths and facts, and for judges to ensure justice is fair and victims are not blamed for their own assaults.
How it is being reported
- Russell Brand donated £3,000 to Essex rape charity just one year after attackRussell Brand’s management donated £3,000 to Essex rape crisis charity SERICC in 2010, a year before his attack.Brentwood Guardian · 11 Nov, 16:19
- Russell Brand donated £3,000 to Essex rape charity just one year after attackRussell Brand’s management donated £3,000 to Essex rape crisis charity SERICC in 2010, a year before his attack.Colchester Gazette · 11 Nov, 16:19
- Russell Brand donated £3,000 to Essex rape charity just one year after attackRussell Brand’s management donated £3,000 to Essex rape crisis charity SERICC in 2010, a year before his attack.Echo (Basildon) · 11 Nov, 16:19
- Brand's rape charity donation after sexual assaultA rape crisis centre says it received a £3k donation in the disgraced entertainer's name in 2010.BBC Essex · 11 Nov, 06:32
In this story: Russell Brand · South Essex Rape and Incest Crisis Centre · Grays · Thurrock · Sheila Coates · Essex
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