Word&Way's report of the same 17 August 2023 acquittal, independently confirming the charge (concealing a serious indictable offense), the court, the magistrate and the not-guilty verdict, and quoting defense counsel Phillip Boulten's closing argument.
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Citation
PublisherWord&Way
Publication Year2023
URLhttps://wordandway.org/2023/08/17/brian-houston-acquitted-by-australian-court-in-sexual-abuse-cover-up-case/
Source Typenews
Assessment
Reliability Tier3
An independent religion-news outlet with a smaller circulation than a national broadcaster, useful for corroborating a widely reported court outcome. NotesTier 3: an independent religion-news outlet, smaller circulation than SBS, used to corroborate rather than sole-source the verdict.
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