Overview
- Lord Charles Brocket entered not guilty pleas at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday, denying two counts of rape, two of sexual assault and one of sexual activity without consent.
- Judge Martin Edmunds KC rejected a defense bid to throw out the case, saying arguments over consent and a secret voice recording are issues for a jury.
- Prosecutors say all five charges involve the same woman and the alleged conduct occurred in London on August 10, 2025, with her identity protected by law.
- The court listed a seven-day trial for November 1, 2027 and set a pre-trial review for October 7, 2027, while releasing Brocket on conditional bail.
- Brocket is a hereditary peer known from I'm A Celebrity, and earlier reporting says a separate May 2025 charge in East Sussex was dropped.