Hillsong founder Brian Houston has been charged with allegedly concealing information about child sex offences.
The Guardian reports New South Wales say they have charged Houston who is 67-years-old with knowingly concealing information related to alleged child sexual offences.
The investigation has been underway since 2019.
NSW police said in a statement that Police will allege in court the man knew information relating to the sexual abuse of a young male in the 1970s and failed to bring that information to the attention of police.
The Guardian reports there is no suggestion Houston was involved in offending against the child.
In 2015, Australia’s royal commission into child sexual abuse heard that Houston’s late father, Frank Houston, had abused up to nine boys in Australia and New Zealand.
Brian Houston is scheduled to appear in Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on 5 October.
He recently travelled to the US and Mexico but it is unclear whether he remains abroad.
Houston said in a statement he would “defend these charges”
[Source: The Guardian ]
