A New York Times explainer by Alex Marshall and Isabella Kwai covers Russell Brand's conviction in London for rape and sexual assault: a jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three of sexual assault, and not guilty of the other three counts, involving six women and dating from 1999 to 2009. Brand, who pleaded not guilty and denied the charges in court and on YouTube, testified he had never engaged in non-consensual sex; a police spokeswoman said he was also questioned about two further rape accusations. Judge Joel Bennathan said he would sentence him to "significant custodial time."