Summary
Robert Preston Morris, the founder of Gateway Church in Texas, has pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges. He was sentenced to a 10-year suspended sentence, with six months in jail, for crimes committed in the early 1980s. The charges were related to acts against a 12-year-old girl in Oklahoma.
Key Facts
- Robert Preston Morris is the founder of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas.
- He pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse involving a 12-year-old girl in 1982.
- Morris received a 10-year suspended sentence, with six months to be served in jail.
- The abuse took place in Hominy, Oklahoma, when Morris was a traveling evangelist.
- The victim, named Cindy Clemishere, expressed relief at the outcome and hopes her story will encourage other victims to speak up.
- Morris apologized for his actions and sought forgiveness from the victim and her family.
- Morris previously served on President Trump’s evangelical advisory board during Trump's first term.
