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Gateway Church Founder Robert Morris Pleads Guilty to 1980s Child Sex Abuse, Gets 6 Months in Jail
Robert Morris admitted to sexually abusing a child over four years and received a 10-year suspended sentence with six months in jail, plus lifetime sex offender registration and $250,000 restitution.
- Robert Morris, 64, pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd acts with a child, stemming from incidents that began in 1982 and continued for four years.
- Morris will serve six months in jail as part of a ten-year suspended sentence and must register as a sex offender.
- Victim Cindy Clemishire stated, "Today justice has finally been served" and emphasized her journey from victimhood to survival.
- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said, "There can be no tolerance for those who sexually prey on children" in response to the plea.
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Robert Morris founded Gateway Church, one of the largest mega-churches in the United States and was appointed by Trump as spiritual advisor in 2006
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 …
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