A Guardian feature contrasts Russell Brand's rape trial at Southwark crown court — covered by 108 journalists, followed by his own podcasts with wife Laura, ending in convictions on one rape and three sexual assault charges and a sentence of more than 10 years — with a rape trial at Inner London crown court the author attended alone. That defendant, Michael, a 32-year-old data analyst, was found guilty of two rapes and assault by penetration, with both cases turning on consent rather than whether the sex happened.