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'Rape priest not coercive'
Daily Mirror UK
|August 05, 2025
A FORMER priest accused of raping a woman and assaulting others in an alleged cult has denied brainwashing his flock.
Prosecutors say Christopher Brain, 68, abused his position as leader of the evangelical movement the Nine O'Clock Service to attack his female followers.
They also accuse him of exerting control over their lives and ostracising them from friends and family.
This story is from the August 05, 2025 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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