A woman has told a court she was "brainwashed" and raped by a priest who led a "cult" within the Church of England. The ...

Christopher Brain, 68, was leader of the Nine O’Clock Service (NOS), part of the Church of England, in Sheffield between 1986 and 1995.

Mr Brain, 68, now of Park Road in Wilmslow, Cheshire, is on trial at Inner London Crown Court for 36 indecent assaults and ...

A former priest accused of sexual offences against 13 women in his congregation led an evangelical movement that held ...

Christopher Brain, 68, is accused of assaulting 13 women while leader of the the Nine O’Clock Service in Sheffield. | ITV ...

The leader of a Sheffield evangelical church group, described by prosecutors as a “cult,” sexually assaulted a “staggering ...

One one occasion Rev Parry was told Mr Brain could not come to the phone because he was receiving a massage from a female member of his team, the court heard. She said was "very shocked" and found ...

In the dock this week, the now 68-year-old ex-priest stands accused of turning the Nine O’clock Service (NOS)—a so-called ...

Christopher Brain surrounded himself with women known as ‘the Lycra Lovelies’ or ‘the Lycra Nuns’, the court heard ...

Christopher Brain, 68, was leader of the Nine O’Clock Service (NOS), part of the Church of England, in Sheffield between 1986 and 1995. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was leader of the the Nine O’Clock Service (NOS), part of the Church of England, in Sheffield between 1986 and 1995 (Danny Lawson/PA) ...