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Brian Houston Acquitted by Australian Court in Sexual Abuse Cover-Up Case (Word&Way)

Word&Way, 17 August 2023

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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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Publisher
Word&Way
Publication Year
2023
URL
https://wordandway.org/2023/08/17/brian-houston-acquitted-by-australian-court-in-sexual-abuse-cover-up-case/
Source Type
news
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
An independent religion-news outlet with a smaller circulation than a national broadcaster, useful for corroborating a widely reported court outcome.
Notes
Tier 3: an independent religion-news outlet, smaller circulation than SBS, used to corroborate rather than sole-source the verdict.
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  • Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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