return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoRussell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assaultswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square186linkfedilinkarrow-up1797arrow-down19
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minus-squareSeth Taylor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 days agoWell that’s the thing. He wasn’t convicted of seven counts of rape. This punishment is for one count of rape and three of sexual assault. There were two other rape charges he was cleared of.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYes but in peoples eyes the accusation is enough and they never follow up past the big headline.
minus-squareFordBeeblebrox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoUhhh, pretty sure most people would consider one rape conviction a pretty goddamn big deal so it’s arguing semantics about the rest.
Well that’s the thing. He wasn’t convicted of seven counts of rape. This punishment is for one count of rape and three of sexual assault. There were two other rape charges he was cleared of.
Yes but in peoples eyes the accusation is enough and they never follow up past the big headline.
Uhhh, pretty sure most people would consider one rape conviction a pretty goddamn big deal so it’s arguing semantics about the rest.