Brian Houston Denies Posting Inappropriate Images On Social Media

Milton Quintanilla

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By Milton Quintanilla, Crosswalk.com

Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston recently contended that his social media account was compromised after pornographic content was posted on his page.

I wanted to take a moment to speak to people personally and address a vile post that appeared on my X account a few days ago. A good starting point is to say, I do not watch pornography, not online, not on social media, nowhere else,” Houston declared in a video on Facebook Wednesday, The Christian Post reported.

“I've been in active ministry for over 54 years, and in that time, I've seen the fallout of pornography on individuals, on marriages, on families, and I detest it.”

Houston added that he and his wife, Bobbie, were “in bed” at the time when the post on X was posted. He also took issue with the word "hacked" in last week's report by The Christian Post.

“According to The Christian Post, and probably others, they said, and a tweet that I did since then, that I said that I was hacked. I never used the word hacked. That's false. It's untrue. I did say my account was compromised, and you might say, 'Well, what's the difference?' But I think that there's a difference,” he explained.

“I don't believe that it's likely that anyone actually hacked into my X account. Not impossible, but not likely. I think there's a different explanation. I believe that someone has used one of my own devices, using my own passcode, to access my phone without my knowledge or my permission.

"Someone with a grudge wanted to cause maximum damage, but perhaps minimum effort, to smear me and to humiliate me. And I don't think it's the first time it's happened.”

Houston resigned as Hillsong Church’s global senior pastor in March 2022, after two women alleged he had.

Houston previously stepped down from Hillsong's boards in September 2021 as he faced criminal charges for allegations of covering up sex abuse crimes by his father, Frank Houston. Houston, however, denied any wrongdoing and was ultimately found not guilty of the charges.

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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.