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.
Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said the judge's sentence will ensure "this predator will spend the rest of his life behind bars."
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The North Texas megachurch embroiled in controversy over its founder's alleged child sex abuse is facing another lawsuit.
Less than two months have passed since the church founder resigned over allegations he sexually assaulted a young girl.
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The church announced that Pastor Max Lucado, a best-selling author and former teaching pastor at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, will become a teaching pastor at Gateway.
A church elder urged members not to let their hurt drive them away from the megachurch.
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Four church elders, including Morris' son, have taken a voluntary temporary leaves while an internal review is done.
Gateway Church recently settled two lawsuits alleging sexual abuse and harassment, court records show.
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President Trump took aim at Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democratic congressman from Texas whom he recently pardoned, in a Truth Social post.
No. 18 Michigan will meet No. 13 Texas in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 31, the bowl game's organizers announced Sunday.
Saturday night, officers were called to the 2900 block of W. Wheatland Road, where the Verbazend Creations & Event Venue is located.
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