Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston found not guilty of concealing his father’s child sex crimes
Updated: 3pm (AEST) Canberra, Australia AP Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father’s child sex crimes. Houston, 69, was the Sydney-based church’s senior global pastor when police charged him two years ago with concealing a serious indictable offense. He resigned from his church roles […]
Hillsong Church founder steps down to prepare defence against Australian charges
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston said on Sunday he is stepping down from all ministry responsibilities to prepare to “vigorously defend” against Australian police charges that he concealed sex abuse of a young man in the 1970s. In August, the 67-year-old Houston was charged with concealing child sex abuse by his late father, […]
Lawyer: Hillsong founder to deny concealing abuse in court
Sydney, Australia AP Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston will plead not guilty to illegally concealing alleged child abuse by his father, his lawyer told a court on Tuesday. Houston did not appear at Sydney’s Downing Center Local Court when his charge was mentioned before a registrar for the first time. His lawyer told the court […]