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Hillsong Church Admits Founder's 'Indiscretions' (Sydney Criminal Lawyers)

The head of the church admitted to its members that founder Brian Houston engaged in inappropriate conduct towards women.

He is the Principal of In recent years, the church has been plagued with allegations of immoral and illegal behaviour. Pastor Dooley explained that Mr Houston was under the influence of alcohol as well as on anxiety and sleeping medication at the time. Brian Housten and his wife were in the US, despite The Australian border lockdown, his lawyer was served a court attendance notice. Mr Mays pleaded guilty and was convicted of indecent assault in Penrith Local Court in January 2020, with no criminal conviction recorded. The first incident occurred some years ago and involved an inappropriate text message sent to a female staff member.

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Hillsong church apologises after investigations find Brian Houston ... (The Guardian)

Megachurch says Houston, who has stepped down as leader of the church, breached its code of conduct.

“Following an in-depth investigation, it was found that Pastor Brian became disoriented after a session at the Hillsong Conference, following the consumption of anti-anxiety medication beyond the prescribed dose, mixed with alcohol,” the global board’s statement said. “We apologise unreservedly to the people affected by Pastor Brian’s actions and commit to being available for any further assistance we can provide.” The board said it “worked with Pastor Brian to ensure he received professional help to eliminate his dependency on this medication, and this was achieved successfully”.

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