Former priest faces retrial on sex assault charges
Summary
Chris Brain, a former priest, is set to face a retrial on charges of sexual assault. He was previously found guilty of 17 indecent assaults but will be retried on five unresolved charges. The retrial is scheduled for September 2026.Key Facts
- Chris Brain was a former priest and leader of the Nine O'Clock Service (NOS) in Sheffield.
- He was convicted of 17 indecent assaults against nine women.
- A jury cleared him of 15 other charges but couldn't decide on four indecent assault charges and one rape charge.
- The Crown Prosecution Service seeks a retrial on the unresolved charges.
- The retrial is planned to start on September 1, 2026, and expected to last four weeks.
- The outstanding charges involve four women who were part of the NOS.
- A case management hearing for sentencing on the charges he was found guilty of is set for October 2.
- The NOS was an influential church group in the 1980s and 1990s but collapsed in 1995 amid allegations against Brain.
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