Brian Houston believes he did the ‘right thing’ not going to police after father admitted molesting boy

Hillsong founder maintains it was victim's explicit wish for incident not to be made public or for there to be an investigation, court hears

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The Hillsong founder, Brian Houston, believes he did the right thing" not going to police after his father told him he had molested an underage boy three decades earlier.

Houston maintains it was the victim's explicit wish not for the incident to be made public or for there to be an investigation by authorities.

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