Met Police investigate several reports on Russell Brand following his conviction

The officer who led the investigation into Russell Brand has said that the Metropolitan Police have received "several reports during the trial and since the trial" following the disgraced comedian's conviction and sentence. Brand is already being investigated over rape allegations from two more women. He has been interviewed under caution in connection to those allegations.

In his sentencing remarks, judge Joel Bennathan described Brand as a "sexual predator" and criticised his "staggering arrogance". The 51-year-old was sentenced to nine years for rape, with an additional 18 months, nine months and eight months for three counts of sexual assault. The latter sentences are to run concurrently.

Asked by BBC Breakfast how the women in the case who gave evidence in the trial were coping, Furphy said: "Some have found it deeply distressing because of the amount of media attention wrapped around it". Furphy noted how the conviction "could not have been achieved" without their "bravery, their courage, their resilience throughout the whole criminal justice process".