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Russell Brand trial: What's happened so far?

Warning: This episode includes graphic descriptions of rape and sexual assault.
Russell Brand’s rape trial in London has concluded its second week. The jury isn’t sitting today, so Culture Correspondent Minnie Stephenson speaks to our producer Sachelle Connor, about what the court has heard over the past two weeks.
Brand faces three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He denies all the charges.
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