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Mia Latter Alleges Russell Brand Raped Her at 16, Drops Anonymity

Mia Latter, 37, has waived her right to anonymity to allege Russell Brand raped her when she was 16 and he was 30. She is campaigning for a staggered UK age of consent. The Metropolitan Police say a rape investigation is ongoing.

By Alistair Sterling

November 15, 20263 min read

Mia Latter, 37, has waived her right to anonymity to allege that comedian Russell Brand raped her when she was 16, in an interview with the Sunday Times. She is now campaigning for changes to the UK's age of consent laws.

Latter was known as "Alice" in a 2023 joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4's Dispatches. She was one of six women who made allegations against Brand then. He denied those allegations at the time.

None of the women in the 2023 investigation were complainants in Brand's recent criminal trial. He has since been sentenced to prison for rape and sexual assault in relation to separate complaints.

What Latter alleges

Latter says she met Brand in London when she was 16 and he was 30. She says she told him her age and he replied that he did not care, but needed "to know where I stand legally."

Their relationship lasted around three months, she says. Towards the end, she alleges, he orally raped her. The Sunday Times reported that she first described the incident to the paper as a sexual assault, and now calls it rape.

She says Brand fetishised her for being young. "He carried me around wrapped up in a towel like I was a baby, called me 'the child' or 'his little dolly', and would put me in the bath and bathe me," she said.

"He's a monster … a monstrous person," Latter said.

Why she is speaking now

Latter said she was nervous because speaking out "will open me up to lots of unwanted commentary, but it also feels incredibly important." She added: "It's not my shame and it's not my burden to carry anymore."

In April, Brand told interviewer Megyn Kelly: "I did sleep with a 16-year-old when I was 30, but when I was 30, I was a very different person." Latter said she was taken out of the trial after that interview. "They didn't want it to become the 'Alice show'," she said.

She says she was later asked to join a second trial but has stepped away from the criminal process to focus on her campaign.

Police and prosecutors respond

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers launched an investigation in January 2026 after receiving an allegation of rape. Detectives sought advice from the Crown Prosecution Service and were told more information was needed before a charging decision could be made.

The investigation remains ongoing. "We understand the delay has been distressing for this victim-survivor," the spokesperson said. A Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said it would continue to work closely with investigators so cases progress as quickly as possible.

The age of consent proposal

The age of consent in the UK is 16, regardless of gender, with added protections for those under 18. In the UK, alleged victims of sexual offenses are automatically entitled to lifelong anonymity, but they can choose to waive it.

Latter wants a staggered system that would bar relationships between 16- and 17-year-olds and much older adults. She does not want to criminalize teenagers who have sex with each other.

"If you're in your thirties, forties and fifties and you're trying to have a relationship with someone under the age of 18, it [should be] a criminal offence," she told the Sunday Times.