On the very day a sexual predator was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, an evangelical Christian newspaper published an article Are we allowed to talk about the women who flung themselves at Russell Brand?
The author admits that he was warned of the risks but went ahead anyway. It was deeply unwise and insensitive, un-Christlike and pastorally deaf. Even worse, it was published the day Brand’s victims told the court of the profound and long-lasting impact of his assaults on them.
The sentencing judge then explained in harrowing detail what Brand did to one of the victims and the immediate aftermath; as well as the long-term damage it caused her. He went on to condemn the defendant’s “staggering arrogance” and “staggering disregard of any woman’s right to say ‘no’ to you”.
