Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
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Crime & Law
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A 'cult' priest accused of raping one worshipper and sexually assaulting others has denied attacking any women.
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priest → accuse → women
Chris Brain, who led the distinctive Nine O'Clock Service (NOS) in Sheffield, said any sexual activity he had with women was consensual.
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he → lead → women
Brain is accused of launching sex attacks between 1983 and 1995, having already been convicted of a string of offences on women at a trial last year, jurors have been told.
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jurors → accuse → trial
Giving evidence in his retrial at Inner London Crown Court, Brain denied accusations he used his position to control members of the church.
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he → give → church
The court heard Brain's services, held late on Sunday evenings after the 'watershed', featured live music and multimedia, and were particularly popular with younger Christians.
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services → hear → Christians
But he denied suggestions by defence counsel Iain Simkin KC that he was indeed leading a 'cult'.
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he → deny → cult
Speaking wearing a dark T-shirt with a sweatshirt over his shoulders, Brain told jurors: 'Every new religious movement is not a cult.
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movement → speak → jurors
I constantly said it is not about a single leader, ever - people's freedom was respected at all times.
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freedom → say → times
Chris Brain, who ran the Nine O'Clock Service in Sheffield, denies rape and a string of sexual assault allegations against women at his church
Brain has already been convicted of a string of attacks on women at a trial last year
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Brain → run → trial
Yes it was passionate, it was demanding, it was a great deal of fun, it felt as though we were doing something really important.
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we → demand → something
'That does not mean it was a cult.'
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it → mean → ?
The court previously heard how the Church of England initially viewed NOS as a 'stunning success story'.
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Church → hear → story
It appeared 'ground-breaking' because the high-energy services were 'visually stunning' and were popular with young people, many of whom were scantily dressed, prosecutor Tim Clark KC told jurors.
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KC → appear → jurors
Mr Clark said Brain was aware that the women in his close circle 'feared ostracisation more than anything'.
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women → say → anything
Witnesses later told police they were encouraged to become estranged from their family members and those who were not part of NOS, the court heard.
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court → tell → NOS
But the defendant denied this.
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defendant → deny → this
Brain, 69, said that he engaged in sexual activity with some of the prosecution witnesses, but that it was always consensual.
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it → say → witnesses
Asked if he raped one woman, Brain replied: 'I did not.'
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I → ask → woman
Defence counsel Mr Simkin asked: 'Did you have sexual intercourse with (the complainant) on an occasion?'
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you → ask → occasion
Brain replied: 'Yes.'
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Brain → reply → ?
Mr Simkin asked: 'As far as you are concerned did she consent?'
Brain replied: 'Yes, of course.'
He denied telling people what to wear, or instructing them to cut ties with friends and family members.
Brain, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, denies rape and four counts of indecent assault relating to at least 15 alleged incidents involving four women.
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Brain → ask → women
None of the complainants can be identified as alleged victims of sexual offences.
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None → identify → offences
The trial continues.
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trial → continue → ?
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