Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church, has been indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office...
Court records show a judge set a $50,000 bond and ordered Morris to surrender his passport to the local sheriff.Martin declined to comment on the charges against Morris, but said he anticipated entering a not guilty plea on Morris' behalf.
Court records show an Osage County judge set a $50,000 bond and ordered Morris to surrender his passport to the local sheriff.as pastor of Gateway Church in the Dallas suburb of Southlake after a woman accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1980s.was 12 years old and Morris was a traveling evangelist staying in Hominy, Oklahoma, with her family, according to the attorney general’s office. The abuse allegedly continued for four years., said in a statement that she is very grateful to the authorities who have worked to make the indictment possible and is hopeful “justice will ultimately prevail.” “After almost 43 years, the law has finally caught up with Robert Morris for the horrific crimes he committed against me as a child,” said Clemishire, now 55. “Now, it is time for the legal system to hold him accountable.”The AP typically does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted, but Clemishire said she would like her name included.Morris could face up to 20 years in prison for each of the five charges, according to the attorney general’s office.
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