Actor Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for rape and sexual assaults

British actor Russell Brand was sentenced on Monday to 10 and a half years in prison for rape and three counts of sexual assault, after being found guilty a few days ago. The offenses took place between 2004 and 2009 and involved four women.

According to BBC News, the judge told Brand that he was a “sexual predator,” that he had told “a series of lies,” and that he had displayed “astonishing arrogance.” The court's statements were made during the sentencing hearing.

Russell Brand had been charged with seven offenses: three rapes, three sexual assaults, and one attempted sexual assault. He was found not guilty of three of the charges, but was convicted of rape and the three sexual assaults.

In court, the victims described the impact of the offenses on them. One of the women said that she lives with trauma and feared that she had contracted HIV, while others stated that they felt helpless, in shock, or without self-esteem. All the victims are entitled to lifelong anonymity.