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Not guilty: Hillsong founder Brian Houston cleared of child sexual abuse cover-up

bourbiza August 17, 2023 Top Stories Leave a comment 36 Views

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Brian Houston has been cleared of concealing alleged child sex offences by his father Frank Houston in the 1970s.
He pleaded not guilty to concealing a serious indictable offence.
Magistrate Gareth Christofi concluded Brian Houston had a “reasonable excuse” for not reporting the matter.

Hillsong founder Brian Houston had a reasonable excuse not to report his father’s abuse of a boy to the police more than two decades ago, a court has ruled.

The 69-year-old was a child when his father Frank Houston began abusing Brett Sengstock, who has chosen to waive his right to anonymity.

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