Woman names imprisoned Russell Brand as her rapist
Mia Latter, 37, has revealed her identity to accuse Russell Brand of raping her when she was 16 and he was 30.
Why it matters
Her public accusation and legal push could reshape UK law to strengthen protections for teenagers against exploitation by adults in positions of power.
In Australia. No direct effect on Australian law, but highlights international debate on consent ages and grooming protections that may influence Australian policy.
Key facts
- 37
- Latter's current age
- 30
- Brand's age when they met
- 16
- Latter's age when they met
- 3 months
- Relationship duration
- Latter met Brand in central London when she was a schoolgirl on a shopping trip.
- Brand took her number, messaged her, and asked her to dinner.
- Latter told him her age but Brand continued the relationship.
- Latter says Brand told her to keep it secret from school friends, though his team knew and called her "the child" in front of others.
- She alleges he raped her near the end of their three-month relationship.
- Police investigated and she spoke to them after a documentary was released, but prosecutors decided not to include her case in Brand's trial.
- Brand, now imprisoned for ten and a half years, has acknowledged sleeping with a 16-year-old when he was 30.
- Latter is now campaigning for a law change: a staggered age of consent that would ban relationships between adults and teenagers aged 16 and 17.
