I watched the sentencing and comments from the judge. His contempt for Brand's behaviour was clear and at points he looks pointedly at him when he makes a remark.
Not only did he make it clear there were aggravating factors such as additional humiliation, not only did he order that Brand sign the sex offenders register for life, but he was quite clear on the effect the attacks had had on the women. He particularly referenced how they were left with broken careers, drink problems, difficulty forming relationships and not feeling safe.
He made it clear that women who'd gone to a party and had a few drinks, or who had engaged in some consensual activity had not done anything wrong. I quote, pretty much word for word: "Whatever they wear, wherever they go, whatever they drink, women retain the right to say no and to demand justice from the criminal courts when predators act without consent".
He also made reference to the additional trauma the defence's questioning will have caused.
Good work that judge.
On the mitigations, IIRC they were the length of time he'd gone without reoffending since the offences for which he was being sentenced (although whether that holds up remains to be seen, given the indication of further investigations), and the help he had given to those recovering from addiction. Nothing to do with faith of any stripe.