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Ex-NOS Leader Convicted of Indecent Assaults on Women

8/20/2025

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Chris Brain, 68, was convicted of 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women from the Nine O'Clock Service (NOS).
NOS, founded in Sheffield in 1986, attracted many young worshippers but collapsed in 1994 due to abuse allegations.
Brain maintained that interactions were consensual, while prosecutors referred to NOS as a "cult."
The jury is deliberating on five additional charges, including one count of rape.
The Diocese of Sheffield acknowledged the verdicts and supported the victims.

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Story summary

Chris Brain, 68, was convicted of 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women from the Nine O'Clock Service (NOS).
NOS, founded in Sheffield in 1986, attracted many young worshippers but collapsed in 1994 due to abuse allegations.
Brain maintained that interactions were consensual, while prosecutors referred to NOS as a "cult."
The jury is deliberating on five additional charges, including one count of rape.
The Diocese of Sheffield acknowledged the verdicts and supported the victims.