London police receive Russell Brand sex assault allegations

London police said on Monday that they had received an allegation of sexual assault involving UK comedian and actor Russell Brand.

The police statement followed allegations published by The Sunday Times newspaper and the Channel 4 broadcaster, which reported that four women had accused Brand of sexual assault between 2006 and 2013, including a rape allegedly committed in his Los Angeles home.

Brand has denied the accusations, claiming that all his sexual relationships had been “entirely…