The Metropolitan Police have said that "several people" have contacted their investigation team with information or potential criminal allegations against Russell Brand since the conclusion of his trial.
Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after being found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of raping a fan and sexually assaulting three other women during his career as a comedian, TV and radio host, and actor.
Police Update Following Sentencing
A spokesman for the Met told Sky News: "Several people have contacted the investigation team during and since the trial to provide information or report a potential criminal allegation. Detectives are assessing this information as part of their ongoing enquiries."
The update comes a week after the force confirmed that two further rape allegations against Brand were already being investigated.
Details of the Convictions
The four-week trial heard how Brand targeted women he encountered while rising to fame. He was convicted of raping a 21-year-old fan in 2009 after meeting her following a stand-up show at the Hammersmith Apollo.
The woman told jurors she had willingly engaged in a threesome with Brand backstage, but said a consensual encounter at his Hampstead home turned into rape when he forced her into anal sex.
Another woman described how Brand groped her breasts in a Soho bar in 2004, seconds after being introduced to her at a party. A third woman said Brand kissed and groped her at Capital Radio studios in London in 2005.
Further Allegations and Denials
Brand was also convicted of putting his head into the groin of a female Channel 4 worker after she was forced to give him a massage in 2009.
He denied all charges, insisting he had only ever had consensual sex during a "promiscuous" life that he said was full of "idiocy" but never illegal. The Met Police confirmed they are assessing the new information as part of their ongoing enquiries.
