Megachurch Pastor Faces Jail For “Blackout Drunk” DUI

The Christian Post reports:

Days after pleading “not guilty” to driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston pled “guilty” to the charges and was sentenced to three years’ probation, a $140 fine and other penalties.

He is yet to be sentenced for an enhanced charge of driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.20% or more, which addiction experts classify as being “blackout drunk.”

Houston was arrested less than a month before he resigned as global senior pastor of Hillsong Church in March 2022 following revelations that two women had made complaints of misconduct against him.

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Hillsong church founder Pastor Brian Houston allegedly told a man who had been repeatedly raped as a child by Houston’s father “you know this is all your fault, you tempted my father,” Sydney’s Downing Centre local court heard on Monday.https://t.co/PR83ze7mRg

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#BREAKING Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston has reportedly been accused of “indiscretions” towards two women, the church’s new leader has told an extraordinary meeting of its global staff. #Hillsong https://t.co/3FNFJihpxF

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