Hillsong Founder Brian Houston’s Trial Concludes, Now Comes A SIX MONTH Wait
Former Hillsong Global senior pastor Brian Houston will have to wait months to find out if he’ll be found guilty on charges he concealed his father’s pedophilia, with the closing address in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court postponed until June 2023, to conclude a so-far three weeks trial.
During the trial, Houston acknowledges that he was guilty of not reporting his father’s molestation of a young boy as soon as he found out back in 1999, but maintains he did the “right thing” because the victim allegedly told him he didn’t want anyone knowing- a claim the victim denied in court- and that he was simply honoring his request.”
“What I was committed to was (the victim’s) wishes, not betraying him and his wishes…I believe we did the right thing, that I personally did the right thing.”
Houston, who was terminated earlier in the year from Hillsong after the revelation a series of inappropriate sexual relationships surfaced, including sending romantic texts to a woman not his wife, and spending 45 minutes in a hotel room doing unspecified things with a different woman while drunk and high on pills.
In a post on Instagram, Houston was optimistic about his prospects, saying he and his wife Bobbi were “building for the future.”
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