Brian Houston has been found not guilty of concealing his father Frank’s abuse of a small child. Police alleged Brian’s late preacher dad confessed he was a perpetrator of abuse in 1999, and prosecutors came after him for not reporting it. But yesterday, Magistrate Gareth Christofi found Houston Jr had a “reasonable excuse” for his inaction because “he knew or reasonably believed” the victim did not want police to be informed. That victim is Brett Sengstock – he’s waived his right to anonymity and gave evidence that Houston Sr’s abuse began when he was 7yo and carried on for years. Frank died in 2004 and never faced charges. Brian has denounced his father’s acts and admitted he didn’t know the full extent of his offending. Outside court yesterday, Brian said he would “always be very sad” about what his father did – and added, “If I wasn’t Brian Houston from Hillsong, this charge would never have happened.”