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Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: KABC, as published by ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC) · November 5, 2026 · 1 min read

Russell Brand was convicted Thursday of rape and sexual assault charges on allegations dating back more than 20 years.

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Summary created by	The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	KABC, as published by ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC)
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Nov 5, 2026
Indexed here	Nov 5, 2026
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Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples