Brian Houston is embroiled in a child sex abuse case against his father, Frank Houston. He has been accused of withholding information about the abuse and has claimed that he found out Brett was an adult at the time and that Brett didn't want to go to the police.
During court hearings, it was revealed that several members of Hillsong Church knew about Frank Houston's sex crimes, some of them even being members of the police force. Brian Houston, the founder's son and the current leader of Hillsong, is currently facing accusations of covering up his father's crimes.