BRIEF
Key context
Former Nine O’Clock Service leader Christopher Brain has been convicted of rape and four sexual assaults, adding to 17 previous indecent-assault convictions. He will be sentenced later.
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- Human Rights
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- BRIEF
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- Oct 2, 2026, 04:05 PM
Christopher Brain, 69, a former priest and leader of Sheffield’s Nine O’Clock Service, has been found guilty of one count of rape and four sexual assaults. He was previously convicted of 17 indecent assaults against nine women, bringing his total convictions to 22 sexual offences against 13 women.