Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters and a Hollywood star, was jailed for 10-and-a-half years on Monday after he was convicted of raping one woman and sexually ​assaulting three more around two decades ago. Brand, the former husband of US pop ​singer Katy Perry, who in recent years moved away from the ⁠mainstream, was convicted on Thursday of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three more between ​2004 and 2009. He had denied all the charges. The 51-year-old stood in the dock ​at London's Southwark Crown Court as Judge Joel Bennathan sentenced him to 10 years and six months, saying he would serve two-thirds in custody before being released on licence. Brand was a sexual predator who ​believed "fame meant you could act how you liked, when you liked, unhindered by the ​rules by which decent people live", Bennathan told Brand. Brand mouthed "I love you" to his wife before he ‌was ⁠led away by dock officers and down to the cells. Read More: Russell Brand found guilty by UK court of rape and sexual assaults Earlier, one of Brand's victims, whom Brand anally raped in 2009, said in a statement read by prosecutors that the trauma of the attack was "something I carry with me every day and it often feels ​never-ending". Brand's lawyer Ian Winter ​said Brand, who ⁠has spoken at length about his recovery from drink and drug addiction and his newfound Christian faith, was "a fundamentally different person today ​and has been for a very long time". London's Metropolitan Police ​has said ⁠Brand is under investigation for two other alleged rapes, one involving a then-16-year-old girl, and the head of the force said on Friday that he "wouldn't be surprised if many more came ⁠forward". Brand, who ​starred in films such as "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "Get Him ​to the Greek" and "Arthur", had denied ever having non-consensual sex. He was acquitted of two other rape charges ​and an attempted indecent assault.