Explained: Why Hillsong’s Brian Houston has been charged with covering up sex abuse
By 
Marcus Jones2021-08-05T13:27:00
22 years ago, Brian Houston dismissed his father from church leadership, after Frank Houston admitted sexually abusing a boy. But Australian police allege Brian failed to report the abuse, and have charged him with knowingly concealing information relating to child sexual offences. Marcus Jones explains more
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