'Cult' priest guilty of rape and assault of women
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Chris Brain has now been convicted of sexually assaulting 13 women who were part of the Nine O'Clock Service A former priest who established a "cult" within the Church of England has been found guilty of raping a woman in his congregation.
克里斯·布莱恩 (Chris Brain) 因性侵九点服务中的 13 名女性而被定罪 一名在英国国教内建立“邪教”的前牧师被判在其会众中强奸一名妇女。
Chris Brain was also convicted of four counts of indecent assault against three other women who were part of the Nine O'Clock Service in Sheffield in the 1980s and 1990s.
克里斯·布莱恩 (Chris Brain) 还因 20 世纪 80 年代和 90 年代对谢菲尔德九点服务中心的另外三名女性实施四项猥亵罪被定罪。
The 69-year-old was found guilty of the offences after a retrial at Inner London Crown Court, having already been found guilty of 17 indecent assaults against nine women at a trial last year.
这名 69 岁的男子在去年的审判中被判对 9 名女性实施 17 次非礼，之后在内伦敦刑事法院重审后被判有罪。
Brain, previously of Wilmslow in Greater Manchester, is in custody awaiting sentencing at a later date.
布莱恩此前居住在大曼彻斯特的威姆斯洛，目前已被拘留，等待稍后宣判。
The Nine O'Clock Service, known as NOS, attracted hundreds of young people to St Thomas's church with its ground-breaking nightclub-style worship which blended rave culture, live music and prayer.
九点钟礼拜仪式（NOS）以其开创性的夜总会风格礼拜仪式吸引了数百名年轻人来到圣托马斯教堂，这种礼拜仪式融合了锐舞文化、现场音乐和祈祷。
But jurors heard the group "became a cult" in which members were encouraged to cut themselves off from family and friends, leaving them "utterly dependent" on Brain, and living in fear of being ostracised if they crossed him.
但陪审员们听说，该组织“变成了邪教”，鼓励成员与家人和朋友断绝联系，让他们“完全依赖”布莱恩，并生活在如果与他发生冲突就会被排斥的恐惧之中。
Prosecutor Tim Clark KC told the court Brain had abused his position as a priest to sexually assault "a staggering number of women from his congregation".
检察官蒂姆·克拉克 (Tim Clark KC) 告诉法庭，布莱恩滥用了牧师的职位，对“他的会众中数量惊人的女性”进行了性侵犯。
The verdicts mean Brain has now been convicted of a total of 22 sexual offences against 13 women.
这些判决意味着 Brain 现已被判对 13 名女性总共 22 项性犯罪。
Following his latest convictions, South Yorkshire Police said Brain was a "devious and arrogant sexual predator who caused lasting harm to these women".
在他最近被定罪后，南约克郡警方表示，布莱恩是一个“狡猾而傲慢的性掠夺者，对这些女性造成了持久的伤害”。
Brain was on trial at Inner London Crown Court Across the two trials the court heard several of Brain's victims were part of a so-called "homebase team", who cared for him 24 hours a day in his family home and would be expected to "put him to bed" with sexual massages.
布莱恩在内伦敦刑事法庭接受审判 在这两次审判中，法庭获悉，Brain 的几名受害者都是所谓的“家庭基地团队”的成员，他们每天 24 小时在他的家里照顾他，并预计通过性按摩“让他上床睡觉”。
One woman told the court how Brain had pushed her down onto his bed and raped her after inviting her to his house while his wife was away between 1981 and 1984.
一名妇女告诉法庭，1981 年至 1984 年间，布莱恩邀请她到他家去，而他的妻子不在，他将她推倒在床上并强奸了她。
Another victim said in evidence at both trials she was sexually assaulted by the priest in her bedroom while traumatised after spending hours helping people at the Hillsborough disaster locate the bodies of friends and family.
另一名受害者在两次审判的证据中表示，她在花了几个小时帮助希尔斯堡灾难中的人们找到朋友和家人的尸体后，在她的卧室里遭到了牧师的性侵犯，当时她受到了创伤。
Brain, who quit as a priest when allegations about his conduct were first publicly raised in 1995, accepted having sexual contact with some of the women but told the court it had always been consensual.
1995年，当有关他的行为的指控首次公开提出时，布莱恩辞去了牧师的职务，他承认与其中一些女性发生过性接触，但告诉法庭，这一切都是双方自愿的。
In an Everyman Special documentary broadcast by BBC One in November 1995, Brain admitted sexual activity with women members of NOS but denied it was abuse and said it was for "closeness and affection", the court heard.
法庭获悉，在 1995 年 11 月 BBC One 播出的一部普通人特别纪录片中，布莱恩承认与 NOS 女性成员发生性行为，但否认这是虐待，并表示这是为了“亲密和感情”。
In a statement released after Friday's verdicts, one of Brain's victims from the first trial said she and the other women had waited more than 30 years for justice, adding the delay should be a "cause of great shame for the Church of England".
在周五判决后发表的一份声明中，布莱恩一审的一名受害者表示，她和其他女性已经等待了 30 多年的正义，并补充说，这一拖延应该是“英格兰教会的巨大耻辱”。
She said church leaders had "ignored warning signs" about Brain and "utterly failed in their duty of care".
她说，教会领袖“忽视了关于布莱恩的警告信号”，并且“完全没有履行他们的照顾义务”。
"Our continued healing is not dependent on this guilty verdict," the woman said.
“我们的持续康复并不取决于这个有罪判决，”这位女士说。
"But at last the immense pain this man inflicted has been acknowledged, he is finally accountable and we can continue to move forward."
“但最终这个人造成的巨大痛苦得到了承认，他终于承担了责任，我们可以继续前进。”
She added: "This group of women are without doubt the best, bravest and smartest women you could ever know and I am so very proud of us all."
她补充道：“毫无疑问，这群女性是你所认识的最优秀、最勇敢和最聪明的女性，我为我们所有人感到非常自豪。”
Brain's trials heard at least two members of clergy had raised concerns about him with the Diocese of Sheffield years before he was stopped.
布莱恩的审判听说，在他被阻止的几年前，至少有两名神职人员向谢菲尔德教区提出了对他的担忧。
After Brain was first convicted in August 2025, the Bishop of Sheffield, the Rt Rev Dr Pete Wilcox, apologised for "institutional failures" and announced an independent safeguarding into its response.
2025 年 8 月，布莱恩首次被定罪后，谢菲尔德主教皮特·威尔考克斯牧师 (Rt Rev Dr Pete Wilcox) 为“机构失误”道歉，并宣布对其回应采取独立的维护措施。
In a statement following the latest verdicts on Friday, he said: "My first thoughts today are with the women whose courage brought this retrial to a conclusion.
在周五最新判决后的一份声明中，他说：“今天我首先想到的是那些勇敢地让重审得出结论的女性。
They have now given evidence, in full, not once but twice.
他们现在已经提供了完整的证据，不是一次而是两次。
"I am acutely conscious of the cost it has had for them. "Last year I offered an unreserved apology for the abuse of power and leadership that took place within the Nine O'Clock Service.
“我敏锐地意识到这给他们带来的代价。 “去年，我对九点服务中滥用权力和领导的行为毫无保留地道歉。
Today's verdict adds to that same picture, and my apology stands in full."
今天的判决进一步加深了同样的情况，我的道歉完全成立。”
Lawyer Richard Scorer, who is representing the women in civil action against the Church of England, called Brain a "serial abuser". "But we mustn't forget that he was fast-tracked to ordination, supported, promoted and protected by the Church of England," he added.
代表这些女性对英格兰教会提起民事诉讼的律师理查德·斯科勒称布莱恩是“连环虐待者”。 “但我们不能忘记，他很快就获得了圣职任命，并得到了英国国教的支持、提升和保护，”他补充道。
"A full accounting of their role in this appalling saga is long overdue and must now follow."
“早就应该对他们在这一令人震惊的传奇事件中所扮演的角色进行全面的核算，现在必须跟进。”
Julie Moss, senior crown prosecutor for Yorkshire and Humberside, said Brain had perpetrated "a disturbing campaign of manipulation and abuse".
约克郡和亨伯赛德郡高级检察官朱莉·莫斯表示，布莱恩实施了“令人不安的操纵和虐待行为”。
She added: "Victims were isolated from their loved ones, made financially and emotionally dependent on the group, and made to believe that resistance to Brain's sexual advances reflected their own personal or spiritual failings."
她补充道：“受害者与亲人隔绝，在经济和情感上依赖该组织，并相信对布莱恩的性侵犯反映了他们个人或精神上的失败。”
Det Supt Eleanor Welsh, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "These women have waited three or four decades for these verdicts and bravely relived their ordeals in a bid to secure justice."
南约克郡警察局警长埃莉诺·威尔士说：“这些女性为了得到这些判决已经等待了三四年，并勇敢地重温她们的磨难，以确保正义。”
Judge Freya Newbury said victims would be given the chance to deliver impact statements at a sentencing hearing, which is likely to take two days.
法官弗雷娅·纽伯里 (Freya Newbury) 表示，受害者将有机会在量刑听证会上发表影响陈述，听证会可能需要两天时间。
Ex-priest found guilty of 17 indecent assaults
前牧师被判犯有 17 起非礼罪
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