As this guy says, without physical evidence of the crime of rape, then it boils down to it being a matter of belief not a matter of fact.
This type of trial has parallels to the George Pell case in Australia
Russell Brand has admitted he was for many years a “drug addict and a sex addict” but it appears his mea culpa and adoption of the “born again” Christian identity has come too late.
“Sexual morality” lost its meaning in Western Society with the Sexual Revolution of the sixties and seventies and the invention of the contraceptive pill. Thus human sexual behaviour got redefined as a recreational activity satisfying a human need and its procreative significance disappeared. This sexual behaviour is epitomized by the acceptance of “same sex marriage” that redefined the meaning of this hitherto union of a man and a woman.
My attitude is that Russell Brand was a sexual reprobate for a good part of his drug-fueled and worldly successful life as a media personality and actor. He clearly transgressed moral law but was convicted by a jury under man-made criminal law.
If you ask me, his life is a good example of the FAFO meme, that stands for “fuck around and find out”!