AUSTRALIA
Daily Mail (UK)

‘You never forget the moment you find out your dad’s a paedophile’: Hillsong’s Brian Houston tells of the ‘devastating’ 10 seconds when he realised his father, Frank, was a paedophile

By Daniel Piotrowski for Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press

Brian Houston, the son of Hillsong founder Frank Houston, has told a hearing about the moment he found out his father was a paedophile.

Mr Houston, the church’s senior pastor, first heard the allegations levelled by AHA – the name for the alleged victim – in late October 1999 during his weekly meeting with general manager George Aghajanian.

He said he did not immediately report the incident to the police as he did not want to ‘pre-empt’ the victim.

During the pivotal meeting, Mr Houston said he and Mr Aghajanian were discussing other matters until Mr Aghajanian said: ‘I need to talk to you…