Mia Latter has become the first of Russell Brand’s accusers to waive her anonymity, alleging that the comedian groomed her when she was 16 and he was 30.
Ms Latter, now 37, was previously known as “Alice” after appearing as a silhouette in a 2023 documentary about allegations against Brand. She said she was identifying herself to campaign for a staggered age of consent that would prevent adults from having sexual relationships with 16 and 17-year-olds.
She alleges that Brand used cars, including some paid for by the BBC while he presented The Russell Brand Show on Radio 6 Music, to collect her from school and take her to his flat.
Ms Latter said they met in 2006, when Brand was working for MTV and the BBC. She had been shopping in Leicester Square when he stopped her, looked through her bags and selected a dress he said she would wear on their first date.
She said she expected him to lose interest after she told him her age. Instead, she alleged, he invited her to dinner the following day.
According to Ms Latter, Brand met her outside Belsize Park Tube station and asked her to confirm that she was 16 before saying: “I don’t give a f*** how old you are. I just need to know where I stand legally.”
She said their first meeting took place on Easter Sunday, which she remembered because Brand told her it was “what Jesus would’ve wanted”. When her parents took away her phone and grounded her, she alleged that cars were sent to her school to collect her.
Ms Latter also alleged that Brand referred to her as “the child” in front of members of his entourage and his manager, John Noel. She said he instructed her not to tell her classmates about the relationship and asked her to read Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita.
She alleged that, towards the end of their relationship, Brand forced her against the headboard of his bed and orally raped her. Ms Latter said she hit him in the stomach to make him stop, after which he told her he “just wanted to see your mascara run”.
She later discovered that the phrase had been used in one of Brand’s stand-up routines, she said. Her school attendance fell to 30 per cent and she dropped out of sixth form, adding that she still did not know how she had performed in her AS examinations.
Russell Brand accuser calls for change to age of consent
Ms Latter said she was speaking publicly to campaign for legal protection for teenagers from relationships with significantly older adults. The age of consent in the UK is currently 16, meaning adults of any age can legally have sex with 16 and 17-year-olds.
Louise Haigh, the de facto deputy prime minister, said Ms Latter’s account meant the proposal deserved consideration.
“We need to listen to Mia and other victims like her who have been through these experiences, because it’s really important that as lawmakers their experience is at the heart of what we consider,” she said.
“It clearly would be a massive step to change the age of consent, but it deserves proper consideration and scrutiny. I can absolutely understand why she is calling for it.”
Ms Latter reported the allegation to police after the 2023 documentary aired, but the Crown Prosecution Service did not include her case in Brand’s trial. She said officers told her they wanted her to give evidence at a potential second trial.
She has since decided not to continue with the criminal process so that she can concentrate on her campaign. The Metropolitan Police has said, however, that its investigation into the alleged rape remains ongoing.
A force spokesman said officers launched an investigation in January 2026 after receiving an allegation of rape and had sought advice from the CPS on how to proceed.
“Officers were advised that further information was needed before a charging decision could be made,” the spokesman said. “This investigation remains ongoing.”
The CPS said it would continue working with investigators to provide advice and ensure cases progressed as quickly as possible.
Brand denied the allegations made in the original 2023 investigation. During an interview earlier this year, he said he had slept with a 16-year-old when he was 30, while describing himself as an “immature 30-year-old”. He also said that consensual sex involving a power imbalance, such as fame, “involves exploitation”.
Brand was convicted of one count of rape and three sexual assaults against four of the six women who gave evidence at his trial. He is serving a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
Police are assessing information from more than half a dozen further complainants who came forward after his conviction. Officers are also completing files submitted to the CPS concerning claims from two other women, including an allegation that Brand raped a 16-year-old.
