LONDON — British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with rape and sexual assault, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said Friday.

The “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star was charged with two counts of rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for London North said on Friday.

“These relate to reported non-recent offences between 1999 and 2005, involving four women,” she added.

Brand has previously denied the…