Russell Brand sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for rape and sexual assault

One of the women, who spoke from behind a screen, said she had been in "shock and turmoil for years" in her victim impact statement.

"I was extremely upset and traumatised," she said. "I didn't have any respect for myself. I was thinking I was damaged goods - scared of giving off signals that could be taken the wrong way."

She added: "I just want to say - a leopard may change its spots but it's still a leopard."

The prosecution later read a statement from another victim who was sexually assaulted by Brand in 2005.

"Russell Brand has managed to move on," the woman said in the statement. "This has had a lasting impact on my life. I recognise this now.