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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 abusing a 12-year-old girl for four years and will serve six months jail plus pay $270,000 restitution under a 10-year suspended sentence.
- 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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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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