A day after the founder of global megachurch Hillsong stepped down amid swirling sexual assault allegations, a former church member says church leaders have been quashing sexual misconduct complaints and allegations for years.

The church’s founder, 67-year-old Brian Houston, resigned Tuesday night after an internal investigation found that he had breached the church’s code of conduct with two women who accused him of inappropriate behavior.

The church is known for its Grammy-winning songs and A-list celebrity members — including Justin and Hailey Bieber and Chris Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger. In recent years, it’s also received negative attention for a series of sex abuse scandals.

“If you have a core group who is committed to keeping abuses or assaults in the church quiet, that’s not who should be leading your church,” said Anna Crenshaw, a former church-goer who said she was assaulted by a church staff member in 2016.

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