
'Cult' priest guilty of rape and assault of women
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| Publication time | Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:51:11 GMT |
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'Cult' priest guilty of rape and assault of womenImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Chris Brain has now been convicted of sexually assaulting 13 women who were part of the Nine O'Clock ServiceByChris BaynesYorkshirePublished13 minutes agoA priest who established a "cult" within the Church of England has been found guilty of raping a woman in his congregation.Chris Brain was also convicted of four counts of indecent assault against three other women who were part of the Nine O'Clock Service in Sheffield in the 1980s and 1990s.The 69-year-old was found guilty of the offences after a retrial at Inner London Crown Court, having already been found guilty of 17 indecent assaults against nine women at a trial last year.Brain, previously of Wilmslow in Greater Manchester, is in custody awaiting…
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