US EditionGateway Church Founder Robert Morris Pleads Guilty to 1980s Child Sex Abuse, Gets 6 Months in Jail
- Robert Morris, founder of Gateway Church, pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd acts with a child in Oklahoma.
- He received a ten-year sentence but will serve only six months in county jail and must register as a sex offender.
- Cindy Clemishire, the victim, expressed relief after the plea, stating that it represented a long-awaited acknowledgment of her trauma: 'Justice has finally been served.'
- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond emphasized the significance of the case and condemned Morris's actions as despicable.
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Pastor Robert Morris Pleads Guilty to All Counts of Child Sex Abuse
Robert Morris, the Texas megachurch pastor who founded Gateway Church, pleaded guilty Thursday to child sex abuse charges, ending a decadeslong case that shook one of the nation’s largest congregations. Morris, 64, admitted in Osage County District Court to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Under a plea agreement, Special Judge Cindy Pickerill sentenced him to 10 years with all but six months suspended. He was taken into …
Robert Morris, whom Trump had named as one of his spiritual advisors, admitted to abusing a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s.
Trump spiritual advisor pleads guilty to child sexual abuse
Robert Morris, the Texas megachurch pastor accused of child abuse, pleaded guilty Thursday to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Under his plea agreement he will serve six months in the county jail and pay $250,000 in restitution; he was handcuffed and taken down immediately after the hearing. — Read the rest The post Trump spiritual advisor pleads guilty to child sexual abuse appeared first on Boing Boing.
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