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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ellie Ng

Former priest led movement with ‘extremely disturbing’ services, court hears

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) - (PA Archive)

A former priest accused of sexual offences against 13 women in his congregation led an evangelical movement that held “extremely disturbing” services featuring “young women behaving in what looked like a controlled manner”, a court has heard.

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.

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