Gateway Church insurance company seeks removal from defamation lawsuit claims
Wisconsin-based Church Mutual says it shouldn't have to pay out the possible $1 million claim.
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Wisconsin-based Church Mutual says it shouldn't have to pay out the possible $1 million claim.
The church and its elders are asking a Dallas appeals court to stop the case from going forward.
The church asked the case be dismissed, arguing courts have no right to intervene in church matters.
Dallas County Judge Emily Tobolowsky is heard arguments about removing defendants from the $1 million lawsuit.
Former FBI Top 10 fugitive Jose Rodolfo "El Gato" Villareal-Hernandez faces new federal charges tied to a 2013 Southlake murder that could carry the death penalty.
Gateway Church and its founding pastor, Robert Morris, are now facing allegations that they violated federal racketeering laws.
Church leaders and staff named in the suit are accused of making false statements to conceal decades-old sexual abuse.
Dee Parsons, who published survivor Cindy Clemishire's story, says the conviction sends a global message and offers hope to survivors still waiting to be heard.
Cindy Clemishire says Morris groomed her for years, beginning when she was 12, and that Gateway Church's response added to the trauma.
The longtime Texas pastor admitted to indecent conduct with a child, resolving a decades-old case tied to allegations of abuse in Oklahoma.
This initial hearing came just hours after Carroll Independent School District confirmed she was a substitute teacher but had been dismissed.
The woman who accused Morris of sexually abusing her four decades ago will have to wait a while for justice in her civil case.
Millions of dollars allegedly promised to the founder and former pastor of Gateway Church was discussed in a Tarrant County courtroom on Thursday.
According to the news release, rallies will be held in Garland, Dallas, Fort Worth, Southlake and Rockwall.
Gateway Church will eliminate Saturday services at most of its campuses as it continues to navigate its future after founder Robert Morris' resignation amid a child sex abuse investigation.
Gateway said tithing "has not mirrored attendance," and due to the issues with its former lead pastor and church founder, Robert Morris.
Gateway said tithing "has not mirrored attendance," and due to the issues with its former lead pastor and church founder, Robert Morris.
Cindy Clemishire and her father are seeking civil damages in excess of $1 million.
Morris is currently facing five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child in Oklahoma.
The announcement comes nearly a year after Robert Morris, the church's founding pastor, stepped down following allegations of sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl 40 years ago.
The former Gateway Church pastor, facing criminal charges of lewd or indecent acts with a child, claims he is owed retirement benefits.
Members of the congregation say they're still waiting for answers —and questioning transparency amid church disputes.
The incident began with an officer motorcycle crash in the area of 300 Southlake Boulevard.
Surveillance footage shows the suspects entering through the backyard after cutting through the iron gate and smashing a window to get inside.
Hundreds of people will gather along the Medal of Honor motorcade route on Wednesday as it heads from DFW Airport to Gainesville.
