THE trial of Chris Brain continued this week, when the founding father of the Nine O’Clock Service (NOS) in Sheffield gave evidence at Inner London Crown Court in south London.
Mr Brain, 68, now of Park Road, Wilmslow, in Cheshire, is being tried on 36 charges of indecent assault and certainly one of rape, involving 13 women. He denies all the fees.
Much of the questioning on Monday and Tuesday focused on Mr Brain’s relationships with female church members, a few of whom were a part of a “homebase team” of ladies who sorted him and his family.
The women wore tight clothing and lingerie while doing their duties, the court heard, and were known as “the Lycra lovelies” and “Lycra nuns”.
Asked about their attire, Mr Brain said “I wasn’t prescribing what to wear, it was completely normal for that era and that place,” in accordance with a report in The Times.
The court heard that the ladies would give him massages, and the prosecution argued that these would often end in unsolicited groping, the Telegraph reported.
The massages were intended to alleviate tension headaches, Mr Brain said. He denied any non-consensual sexual contact.
“With a few of my closest friends it could be kissing sometimes, occasionally massaging, stroking. Anything greater than that we’d back off,” he said
Mr Brain characterised the life-style as less like a church and “more like a gaggle of musicians living together”, saying that it was a “free, open, really caring, very fun environment”.
He admitted having sex with certainly one of the complainants, but said that it had been consensual.
The trial continues.
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