Government ‘considering’ change in age of consent laws following Brand allegations
Findings are available in the analysis below.1 finding Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article never says that Brand denied Latter's allegations when they were first reported, or that the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to include her case in his trial. S24 sets out his convictions straight after her account, so a reader may take her allegation to be among the offences he was convicted of.
How we know
- The Guardian reported“Brand denied all of the allegations made against him by Latter when they were first reported in 2023 by the Times.”UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand (opens in a new tab)
- The Guardian reported“the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to include her case in Brand’s trial at Southwark Crown Court”UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand (opens in a new tab)
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Read the original article on independent.co.uk (opens in a new tab)What we found (1)
The Independent reports that ministers may consider a staggered age of consent after Mia Latter's allegation against Russell Brand. It attributes the policy positions to Pat McFadden and Louise Haigh, keeps Latter's account as an allegation, and gives David Walliams's denial. It leaves out that Brand denied Latter's allegation and that prosecutors did not include her case in his trial, a minor gap.
Leaves out what changes the picture
Minor
What is missing
The article never says that Brand denied Latter's allegations when they were first reported, or that the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to include her case in his trial. S24 sets out his convictions straight after her account, so a reader may take her allegation to be among the offences he was convicted of.
How we know
- The Guardian reported“Brand denied all of the allegations made against him by Latter when they were first reported in 2023 by the Times.”UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand (opens in a new tab)
- The Guardian reported“the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to include her case in Brand’s trial at Southwark Crown Court”UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand (opens in a new tab)
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