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Former priest denies brainwashing women to satisfy sexual desires
A former priest who led a rave-inspired church group has told a court he had massages from women in his congregation which would "very rarely" lead to sexual contact.
Prosecutors say Chris Brain, 68, abused his position as the head of the "cult-like" Nine O'Clock Service (NOS) - named because services were held at 9pm on Sundays - in the 1980s and 1990s to sexually assault a "staggering number of women". Inner London Crown Court has heard the services in Sheffield, which were aimed at 18 to 30-year-olds and shaped by club culture, featuring multimedia, scantily dressed women and a live band, attracted up to 600 people at their peak.
Jurors have been told Brain's Church of England ordination was "fast tracked" in 1991, and he wore the same cassock worn by actor Robert De Niro in the movie "The Mission" at the ceremony. Prosecutors say a "homebase" team of "attractive women.
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