concealed child sexual abuse by his late father, Frank. Brian Houston was in the United States at the time of being charged. At the October 5 2021 mention, Brian Houston's lawyer said her client intended to plead not guilty. Prosecution also stated, "Whereas in 1970 Frank Houston committed a serious indictable offence, namely indecent assault of a male, Brian Houston between 15 September 1999 and 9 November 2004 at Baulkham Hills and elsewhere in the state of NSW, believing that Frank Houston committed that offence and knowing that he had information that might be of material assistance in securing the prosecution of Frank Houston for that offence, without reasonable excuse, failed to bring that information to the attention of NSW Police". Death Houston died in Sydney on 8 November 2004, aged 82 years. Mourners at his funeral included politicians Louise Markus (a member of Hillsong Church) and Alan Cadman, and Andrew Scipione, the Deputy Commissioner of Police. Houston's wife, Hazel, had died six months earlier. References Further reading 1922 births 2004 deaths New Zealand emigrants to Australia New Zealand Assemblies of God pastors Australian Christian Churches people Hillsong Church New Zealand evangelical leaders Child sexual abuse in New Zealand Child sexual abuse in Australia Former Baptists Sexual abuse scandals in Protestantism