Summary
A former Texas megachurch pastor, Robert Morris, pleaded guilty to child sex abuse charges. Morris admitted to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child in Oklahoma, relating to events from the 1980s. He received a 10-year suspended sentence with six months in jail.
Key Facts
- Robert Morris, 64, founded a Texas megachurch and resigned last year after allegations of past sexual abuse.
- He pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child in Osage County, Oklahoma.
- The victim, Cindy Clemishire, accused Morris of abuse starting in 1982 when she was 12 years old.
- Morris's plea agreement includes a 10-year suspended sentence, with the first six months in jail.
- He must register as a sex offender and will be supervised by Texas authorities.
- Morris will pay for his incarceration costs and provide restitution to the victim.
- The abuse occurred when Morris was a traveling evangelist staying with Clemishire's family in Oklahoma.
- Morris was also politically active, having served on Trump’s evangelical advisory board.
