Brian Houston was told father would ‘surely be incarcerated’ if rape of boy went to court, trial hears

Victim's great-aunt tells court Hillsong founder spoke to lawyer about father's crime but it was not reported to police

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The Hillsong church founder Brian Houston spoke with a barrister about his father's rape of a child and was told if the matter went to court his father would surely be incarcerated", but the offence was not reported to police, a Sydney court has heard.

Brian Houston is on trial for allegedly failing to report the abuse to police after his father confessed in 1999 to sexually assaulting the boy.

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