Russell Brand has cryptically tweeted about “forgiveness” just hours after it emerged detectives investigating historic sex crime allegations against him have passed a dossier of evidence to British prosecutors, MailOnline can reveal today.

The 49-year-old vehemently denies any wrongdoing and insists that while he was “very, very promiscuous” as a younger man, his sexual relations “were always consensual”.

Four women came forward last September to accuse the star of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. He was interviewed under caution by police on three separate occasions.

At 5pm on Saturday, Detective Constable Andy Furphy of the Metropolitan Police said an evidence file had been handed over to The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following a 13-month investigation.

The comedian and actor did not comment on developments in his case, but two hours later tweeted: “Forgiveness is available to all of us.”

MailOnline has asked the star’s lawyer to comment on the development and his tweet.

Mr Brand returned to Christ in 2024 – and was baptized in the River Thames alongside his friend Bear Grylls at the end of April. Brand said he saw this spiritual moment as “an opportunity to leave the past behind” and “to leave sins behind.”

Scotland Yard has asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consider bringing charges against Russell Brand, 49 (pictured in Nashville in July)

Two hours after finding out the police had handed over a file to the CPS, Mr Brand tweeted this message of forgiveness.

Brand (pictured in 2006) has strongly denied all allegations of his behaviour, which allegedly took place at the height of his fame between 2006 and 2013.

His tweet about forgiveness was seized upon by his supporters, particularly in the United States, where he has recently spent time.

Several tweeted: “Amen” in response to his post of forgiveness. Another said: “Absolutely true.”

In September he led prayers as he joined Tucker Carlson on a US tour and asked God to bring “unity” to America through the presidential election.

The British comedian and thinker was once a supporter of hard-left British socialist Jeremy Corbyn – now he’s an outspoken Trump supporter. His latest video on social media urges Americans voting this week to bring “America closer to God,” which has been seized on by Trump supporters.

Scotland Yard asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consider bringing charges against Mr Brand, 49.

In September, he knelt in prayer while joining Tucker Carlson on a US tour and asked God to bring “unity” to America through the presidential election.

Brand, Bear Grylls and an unidentified person can be seen in the picture standing in the River Thames after the comic’s christening in April

The inquiry came after four women made allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse against Mr Brand in September 2023.

The allegations span from 2006 to 2013, when the comedian was working as a presenter on BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4 and as an actor in Hollywood.

It came following a joint investigation launched by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.

Mr Brand was interviewed for the first time under caution on November 16, 2023, in relation to three charges of sexual offences, after voluntarily going to a police station.

He was interviewed again on December 14 about allegations of a further six historical sex offences, and a third interview took place on January 17 this year, The Times reported.

Detective Constable Andy Furphy of the Metropolitan Police said: “Our investigation is continuing and a file has been passed to the CPS.

“We have a team of dedicated officers who provide specialist support to women who have come forward.

“We are committed to investigating sex crimes, regardless of how long ago they allegedly occurred.”

Russell Brand denies any wrongdoing and has said that all of his sexual relations have always been consensual.

The comedian turned lifestyle guru, who also worked on the BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music programs from 2006 to 2008, told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a YouTube video earlier this year that the claims made against him they were “very, very painful. ‘.

One of the first women to accuse Brand – named Alice to protect her identity – claimed she was in an “emotionally abusive and controlling relationship” with the then 31-year-old comedian , in adolescence for about three months.

It has since been revealed that Russell Brand was interviewed by police on three separate occasions

Russell Brand is pictured appearing on the Paul O’Grady Show in November 2017

One of the first women to accuse Brand – named Alice to protect her identity – claimed she was in an “abusive and emotionally controlling relationship” with the comedian.

Alice, who labeled the star’s alleged behavior as “grooming”, claimed that throughout their relationship he would refer to her as “The Kid” and that he gradually became “controlling, then emotionally and sexually abusive”.

She claims: “Russell engaged in carer behavior but I didn’t know what it was at the time. He would try to drive a wedge between me and my parents, he taught me to lie to them.

“I was at my father’s house and it was 11 o’clock at night. He texted me, I came up with a scenario where I said my friend was sick and we would play a text chat game. He had a whole script for me.

Another woman alleged that Mr. Brand sexually assaulted her while she was working with him in LA. She claimed he repeatedly told her to get off her and when he finally did, she “turned”.

It was also claimed that another woman was sexually assaulted by Brand in the UK and also accused him of being physically and emotionally abusive towards her.

Following the scandal, a fifth woman lodged a report with the Metropolitan Police, claiming she was sexually assaulted by the star in Soho, London, in 2003.

Another woman accused Brand of locking her in a dressing room and pinning her to a sofa with an ‘icy’ look on his face.

The alleged incident, as reported in The Sun, allegedly took place in 2008, when the comedian was 33, after a gig in west London.

Russel Brand was accused of rape, assault and emotional abuse in a joint investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, The Times and the Sunday Times last year

Brand performs at The Hoping Foundation’s Starry Starry Night benefit in 2014

A woman also claimed that Brand exposed himself to her in an office where BBC Los Angeles operated from in 2008, before going to pre-record a Radio 2 program in which he appeared to joke about the alleged incident.

And another person, who has been named as Sarah to protect her identity, claimed the comic left her feeling “vulnerable and intimidated” after he allegedly refused to take her in a taxi until she a sexual act.

In recent years, Mr. Brand has built up a large following on social media.

He has over 11 million followers on X (formerly known as Twitter), while also hosting daily live streams on the Rumble video site for hundreds of thousands of viewers.

MailOnline has contacted Russell Brand for comment.