英國羅素・布蘭德因強姦、性侵遭判10年半徒刑

Sam Tobin 報導By Sam Tobin

倫敦11月9日（路透社）——喜劇演員羅素・布蘭德曾是英國最知名的廣播電視主持人之一，也曾是好萊塢明星。他因被判約20年前強姦1名女性並性侵另外3名女性有罪，週一遭判處10年6個月徒刑。LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood star, was jailed for 10-and-a-half years on Monday after he was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others around two decades ago.

布蘭德是美國流行歌手凱蒂・佩芮（Katy Perry）的前夫，近年已逐漸遠離主流圈。他週四被裁定於2004年至2009年間犯下相關罪行。他先前否認指控。Brand – the former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry who in recent years moved away from the mainstream – was found guilty on Thursday of committing the offences between 2004 and 2009. He had denied the charges.

51歲的布蘭德站在倫敦南華克刑事法院的被告席上，聽取法官喬爾・班納森（Joel Bennathan）判處他10年6個月徒刑。布蘭德將在監獄服刑刑期的三分之二，之後在假釋監管下獲釋。The 51-year-old stood in the dock at London's Southwark Crown Court as Judge Joel Bennathan sentenced him to 10 years and six months in prison. Brand will serve two-thirds of the sentence in custody before being released on licence.

法官表示，布蘭德是一名性侵犯者，他相信「名氣意味著你可以在想做的時候、用想做的方式行事，不受正派人士賴以生活的規範約束」。The judge said Brand was a sexual predator who believed "fame meant you could act how you liked, when you liked, unhindered by the rules by which decent people live".

班納森說：「無論女性穿什麼、去哪裡，甚至喝了什麼，她們都保有說不的權利；當像你這樣的性侵犯者——羅素・布蘭德——在未經她們同意的情況下行事時，她們也有權向刑事法院要求正義。」"Whatever women wear, wherever they go, indeed whatever they drink, they retain the right to say no and to demand justice from the criminal courts when sexual predators like you, Russell Brand, act without their consent," Bennathan said.

布蘭德被帶往拘留室前，對妻子以口型說「我愛妳」。Brand mouthed "I love you" to his wife before he was led down to the cells.

警方讚揚受害者的勇氣POLICE PRAISE VICTIMS' COURAGE

倫敦警察廳警司安迪・弗菲（Andy Furphy）在法院外發言，向布蘭德的受害者致敬，並表示：「她們展現出極大的勇氣、尊嚴與韌性。」Speaking outside court, Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy from London's Metropolitan Police paid tribute to Brand's victims, saying, "they have shown immense bravery, dignity and resilience".

他補充說：「她們挺身而出的勇氣不僅促成了這項結果，也可能讓其他遭受性暴力的人更有信心尋求協助，並通報發生在自己身上的事。」"Their courage in coming forward has not only led to this outcome but may also give confidence to others who have suffered sexual violence to seek help and report what happened to them," he added.

倫敦警察廳曾表示，警方正就另外兩起被指控的強姦案調查布蘭德，其中一起涉及一名當時16歲的女孩；該警隊首長馬克・羅利（Mark Rowley）週五表示，他「不會對還有更多人挺身而出感到意外」。The Met has said Brand was under investigation for two other alleged rapes, one involving a then-16-year-old girl, and the force's chief Mark Rowley said on Friday that he "wouldn't be surprised if many more came forward".

布蘭德以電視主持人身分成名，因能言善道的風格和華麗外型聞名，並曾演出《忘掉負心女》（Forgetting Sarah Marshall）、《大明星小跟班》（Get Him to the Greek）和《阿舍正傳》（Arthur）等電影。他否認自己曾有任何未經同意的性行為。Brand, who rose to fame as a television presenter known for his loquacious manner and flamboyant appearance and starred in films such as "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "Get Him to the Greek" and "Arthur", had denied ever having non-consensual sex.

他在作證時承認，自己將人生很大一部分投入他所稱的「魯莽拈花惹草與愚蠢行徑」，但他表示性同意是根本原則。He acknowledged in evidence he had dedicated a lot of his life to what he described as "reckless philandering and idiocy", though he said sexual consent was fundamental.

不過，在為期4週的審判後，布蘭德被判一項強姦罪和三項性侵罪成立。他另兩項強姦指控和一項猥褻攻擊未遂指控則獲判無罪。But, after a four-week trial, Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three sexual assaults. He was acquitted of two other rape charges and an attempted indecent assault.

布蘭德「濫用他的名氣」BRAND 'ABUSED HIS FAME'

布蘭德的一名受害者指控他在2004年性侵她，隨後以口交方式強姦她。她表示，這起攻擊讓她留下創傷。布蘭德被判對她性侵有罪，但強姦罪名獲判無罪。One of Brand's victims, who accused Brand of sexually assaulting her in 2004 and then orally raping her, said the attack had left her traumatised. Brand was convicted of sexually assaulting her but acquitted of rape.

她在屏風後方表示：「那種不該由我承受的羞恥感，以及『如果我當時這樣做或那樣做會怎樣』的想法，已經在我心裡背負了20多年。」"That undeserved feeling of shame and 'what if I had done this or done that' has been carried round inside me for over 20 years," she said from behind a screen.

布蘭德另一名受害者在2009年遭他肛交強姦。檢方宣讀的聲明中，這名受害者表示，創傷「常常感覺永無止境」；她當時沒有報案，是因為布蘭德的地位。Another of Brand's victims, whom Brand anally raped in 2009, said in a statement read by prosecutors that the trauma "often feels never-ending" and that she did not report the attack at the time because of Brand's status.

她說：「我覺得如果我舉報他，不會有人相信我。」她說：「他的名氣、財富與影響力造成了權力不對等，讓我感到無力。」"I felt that if I reported him, I would not be believed," she said. "His fame, wealth and influence created a power imbalance which made me feel powerless."

檢察官麗爾・卡米-瓊斯（Riel Karmy-Jones）告訴法庭，「布蘭德濫用他的影響力，以及伴隨名氣而來的權力」；他的審判也讓英國娛樂產業如何對待被控濫用自身地位的明星，再度受到檢視。Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones told the court that "Brand abused his influence and the power that came with his fame", and his trial has renewed scrutiny of how Britain's entertainment industry treats stars accused of abusing their position.

英國文化大臣麗莎・南迪（Lisa Nandy）週日表示，媒體產業仍存在性虐待問題。Britain's culture minister Lisa Nandy said on Sunday that there was still a problem with sexual abuse in the media industry.

然而，警方和檢方堅稱，名氣或時間流逝都不會阻止刑事起訴。Police and prosecutors, however, insisted that fame or the passage of time would not prevent criminal charges.

英國皇家檢察署（Crown Prosecution Service）的大衛・羅伯茲（David Roberts）在聲明中表示：「無論施虐者是誰，或情況與環境如何，我們都會一貫嚴肅看待強姦與性侵指控。」"No matter who the abuser is, or what the situation or circumstances are, we will always take allegations of rape and sexual assault seriously," David Roberts from the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement.

（Sam Tobin 報導；Alex Richardson、Kate Holton 編輯）(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Alex Richardson and Kate Holton)