Cult vicar wore Robert De Niro’s robes from ‘The Mission’

The leader of Christian cult accused of abusing worhsippers told a court he dressed in the robes worn by Robert De Niro in ‘The Mission’ as part of his ‘liberation theology.’ Chris Brain, 68, denies 37 offences against 13 women who were involved in his Sheffield based evangelical movement called Nine O’Clock Service. He led NOS from 1986 to 1995 before it collapsed due to allegations of widespread sexual and psychological abuse. Brain employed a team of ‘home-based’ young women…