Crime & Law

Priest Cult Conviction

2 Oct

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Ryan HooperDaily Mail
Tristan KirkEvening Standard
Chris BaynesBBC

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Priest Cult Conviction. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/51939

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Chris Brain, 69, was convicted by jurors of one count of rape and four counts of sexual assault relating to three women who attended his Nine O'Clock Service (NOS) in Sheffield in the 1980s and 1990s.

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'He (Brain) abused his position first as a leader and later became an ordained priest, and he used that position to sexually assault a staggering number of women from his congregation.'

3 of 3 outletsfirst reported 2 Octwording from Daily Mail

Julie Moss, senior crown prosecutor for Yorkshire and Humberside, said Brain had perpetrated "a disturbing campaign of manipulation and abuse".

3 of 3 outletsfirst reported 2 Octwording from BBC

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2 Oct
Chris Brain, 69, was convicted by jurors of one count of rape and four counts of sexual assault relating to three women who attended his Nine O'Clock Service (NOS) in Sheffield in the 1980s and 1990s.
3 outlets · Daily Mail

Coverage 3 articles

2 Oct 'Cult' priest guilty of rape and assault of women
BBC
2 Oct ‘Shame on Church of England’, says victim of former priest guilty of rape
Evening Standard
2 Oct Disgraced priest who led 'cult' Nine O'Clock Service convicted of rape and sexually assaulting young women who attended his church
Daily Mail

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