Hillsong founder Brian Houston is charged with allegedly concealing his father Frank's sexual abuse of a child in the 1970s after three-year investigation by police

The founder of the Hillsong megachurch, Brian Houston, has been charged with allegedly concealing his father's sexual abuse of a child in the 1970s.

In a statement, the NSW Police Force confirmed detectives had served a court attendance notice on 67-year-old Houston's lawyer in Sydney about 2pm on Thursday.

The charge against Houston - one of concealing a serious indictable offence - follows a years-long investigation by police in the city's Hills District, where the global Pentecostal church first opened its doors.

'Police will allege in court the man knew information relating to the sexual abuse of a young male in the 1970s and failed to bring that information to the attention of police,' a statement said.

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This is the guy Scott Morrison calls his 'mentor' and wanted to bring to the state dinner at the White House, but Trump told him to fuck off.

Hillsong founder Brian Houston is charged with allegedly concealing his father Frank's sexual abuse of a child in the 1970s after three-year investigation by police

The founder of the Hillsong megachurch, Brian Houston, has been charged with allegedly concealing his father's sexual abuse of a child in the 1970s.

In a statement, the NSW Police Force confirmed detectives had served a court attendance notice on 67-year-old Houston's lawyer in Sydney about 2pm on Thursday.

The charge against Houston is one of concealing a serious indictable offence, which can carry a maximum penalty of up to five years' imprisonment.

The charge follows a years-long investigation by police in the city's Hills District, where the global Pentecostal church first opened its doors.

'Police will allege in court the man knew information relating to the sexual abuse of a young male in the 1970s and failed to bring that information to the attention of police,' a statement said.

NSW Police began investigating Houston after a 2014 royal commission delved into how Hillsong's predecessors - the Hills and Sydney Christian Life Centres - handled the abuse allegations that were raised against Frank Houston in 1999.

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This is guy Scott Morrison calls his mentor, and who he tried to invite to the state dinner at the White House but Trump told him to fuck off.