Vicar who ran controversial Nineties 'rave church' appears in court charged ... trends now
The head of a controversial Christian church movement has appeared in court charged with rape and dozens of indecent assault offences against women in his congregation.
The Rev Christopher Brain, 66, led the evangelical Nine O’Clock Service (NOS) in Sheffield, which in its heyday attracted hundreds of young people to services likened to nightclub scenes.
The alleged offences date back more than four decades and are said to have taken place between 1981 and 1995.
Brain is said to have sexually assaulted 11 women over the age of 16.
The charges include allegations that he kissed one woman, pulled her top up ‘re-enacting a rape scene'.
The Rev Christopher Brain, 66, leaving Sheffield Magistrates' Court today
The alleged offences date back more than four decades and are said to have taken place between 1981 and 1995. Pictured: Reverend Christopher Brain leaving court with his solicitor Miss Fletcher
He is also said to have pinned another woman down, sat astride on top of her and ‘stated she wanted to be raped.’
Some of the charges relate to single incidents and others to ‘multiple offences.’
They include allegations Brain indecently assaulted the women by kissing during massages, fondling breasts over clothing, lifting a top to expose breasts, digital penetration and intimate
