Strictly hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman up the glamour in dazzling dresses as the competition heats up in the quarterfinals Mr Houston was accused of concealing his dead father Frank's sexual abuse of seven-year-old boy, after learning of the allegations against his dad in 1999. He is set to appear in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on October 5, exactly two months after he was charged by New South Wales Police Force with concealing a serious indictable offense. I thought it was important to let our church family know in the interests of transparency, and I wanted you to hear it from me directly,' the email obtained by People said. 'This doesn't change my role as Global Senior Pastor.
'I did this so that these boards can function to their fullest capacity during this season. 'I also wanted to let you know that I've made a decision to step aside from my role on the Hillsong Church boards that oversee the governance of our operations. In the email, Houston did not cite his upcoming court case, saying instead that he had resigned so the board could function 'to their fullest capacity during this season.' Houston has said he will still be the church's Global Senior Pastor in an internal email, it was reported. The Hillsong founder announced on Friday he would be stepping away from the church's board in an email shared with members. Hillsong has become popular with young people with its concert-like sermons and recruiting of celebrities including Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez There is no suggestion Mr Houston or any other high-ranking member of the church knew about the allegations.Īs the allegations aired on Sunday night, he tweeted: 'Courage is taking a stand when sitting down would be so much easier'. Katherine told 60 Minutes she stayed back after a bible studies class one night to help pack up the room, where she claims she was raped by another Hillsong member. The latest to add their voices to criticism of the church is an American woman named Anna Crenshaw and an Australian woman using the alias 'Katherine', who both claim they were sexually assaulted by Hillsong members. Mr Houston announced he is standing down from the church's board on Friday in an internal email, two months after being charged by Australian police with concealing his late father's sex offenses.
The church, which is established in 28 countries worldwide and counted popstars Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez among its former followers, is already facing controversy with a separate criminal allegation against its founder, Brian Houston.
Hillsong Church has been embroiled in another sexual abuse scandal after a young woman came forward alleging she was raped by a member after a bible studies class.
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