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Priest Chris Brain Convicted of Rape, Faces Sentencing

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  • Church of England priest Chris Brain was convicted of rape and indecent assault at Inner London Crown Court.
  • The retrial added one rape count and four indecent assault counts to his earlier 17 convictions.
  • Altogether Brain faces 22 sexual offences against 13 women.
  • He founded Sheffield’s Nine O’Clock Service, which prosecutors say became a cult isolating members.
  • He remains in custody awaiting sentencing on an unscheduled date.