'Slave-like' assistants and late-night massages: How a radical priest abused his congregation

A jury found former Nine O'Clock Service leader Chris Brain guilty of 17 indecent assault charges after a seven-week trial. Brain, who led the groundbreaking yet controversial congregation in Sheffield in the 1980s and 1990s, was accused of manipulating and sexually abusing women in his congregation. Witnesses described Brain as manipulative and controlling, creating a cult-like environment that included unpaid "slave-like" assistants and late-night massages that escalated into sexual abuse.