Russell Brand just got convicted of rape and police fear many more victims

Russell Brand was found guilty two days ago of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

A jury cleared him of two further counts of rape and one count of attempted indecent assault.

So here's where things stand.

That verdict came from a jury at Southwark Crown Court. They deliberated for more than eight hours, over two days.

Brand goes back to that same court in two days, to be sentenced.

And here's the thing. The judge has already told him what to expect.

Judge Joel Bennathan says Brand faces a significant custodial sentence. He has refused him bail.

So what actually happened? Four women. Between 1999 and 2009. At Brand's London home, a radio station, a recording studio and a bar.

Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, of the Metropolitan Police, says quote "as his profile grew, so too did his sense of entitlement".

That's a senior detective saying fame did not create the danger. It just gave it more room to work.

In court, the senior prosecutor described Brand as ruthless, calculating and manipulative.

And now this case might be about to get a lot bigger.

The Metropolitan Police are investigating two further rape allegations against Brand. Files on both have gone to specialist rape prosecutors already.

One of those two allegations involves a woman who was 16 at the time. That detail has only just become reportable, after restrictions from earlier Southwark Crown Court hearings were lifted.

So let's be clear about what that is. Two allegations. Confirmed. Under active investigation. No charges yet. Nothing proven. Nothing here should be read as saying otherwise.

Beyond those two, it gets murkier.

Police contacts, not named, have told the Guardian they fear the real number of potential victims could be in double digits. Ten, as a minimum, they say.

But that is not a confirmed figure. It's an unattributed fear, from people nobody can name, reported by one outlet.

So what does the man actually running the investigation say?