Russell Brand has been denied bail after being found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of one rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Mr Justice Bennathan ruled that Brand must be remanded into custody until sentencing on Monday, when he will receive a lengthy prison sentence.
The judge said: “I regret the hardship caused to the children, of course”, after being told that Brand would like bail over the weekend to explain the convictions to his children.
But he said Brand “has considerable resources”, adding: “Whatever the good intentions of the family and the defendant today, I think there are substantial grounds to fear he might in the end not feel able to come along and face his sentence.”
Russell Brand at Southwark Crown Court, London (Image: James Manning/PA)
Jurors found Brand guilty of sexually assaulting a Capital Radio worker after encountering her in a corridor in 2005.
He is guilty of groping another MTV worker during a party at a Soho bar in 2004, but not guilty of going on to orally rape her in a toilet.
He was also found guilty of raping a 21-year-old fan after meeting her at a 2009 stand-up show at the Hammersmith Apollo.
And Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker during a forced massage in 2009.
Russell Brand arriving at Southwark Crown Court, London. (Image: Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Brand was found not guilty of raping a woman he met at a cabaret show on the fringes of the 1999 Labour Party conference in Bournemouth.
The jury also found him not guilty of trying to drag an MTV worker into a toilet to indecently assault her in 2001.
And Brand was found guilty of sexually assaulting a Channel 4 worker during a forced massage in 2009.
The 51-year-old denied all three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one allegation of attempted indecent assault.
