Russell Brand faces two additional rape and sexual assault charges from UK prosecutors in court case

Russell Brand is facing new charges of rape and sexual assault overseas.

The U.K.'s Crown Prosecution Service charged the comedian with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault of two women, according to police in a statement released on Dec. 23. The alleged offenses occurred in 2009.

Brand is already facing five counts of rape and sexual assault, which he was charged with in April. The charges include one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, one count of oral rape and two counts of sexual assault.