Gateway Church founding pastor indicted on child sex abuse-related charges
Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church last year following allegations that he sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl approximately four decades ago.
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Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church last year following allegations that he sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl approximately four decades ago.
It is something Morris' attorneys will likely challenge.
Bond for the former Gateway Church pastor has been set at $50,000 and Oklahoma officials said they expect Morris to surrender himself early next week.
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Police are also investigating the behavior health center for accusations of child abuse.
CBS News Texas sat down with Cindy Clemishire and the writer who helped her share her story.
Four church elders, including Morris' son, have taken a voluntary temporary leaves while an internal review is done.
Gateway Church elders said Robert Morris didn't disclose key details about his "extramarital affair."
Gateway Church leaders said they've hired a law firm to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegations.
A week ago, Pastor Robert Morris was still the leader of Dallas' Gateway Church. Now, his former members are getting ready to return to the sanctuary, trying to shake the shame and pain of molestation allegations.
More than 40 years since the alleged abuse, questions have surfaced about why there's no chance of civil liability.
Robert Morris allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl between 1982 and 1987.
Cindy Clemishire told CBS News Texas that the Gateway Church founder is downplaying what really happened.
The student's parents have filed a lawsuit against the school district in Collin County, which they accuse of failing to report what happened to police.
The child had told a family friend in November 2021 that Christopher Caudill, 46, abused her repeatedly between the ages of 11 and 17.
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"Last year the Center for Missing and Exploited Children received 32 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation," Cornyn said.
