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A former Texas megachurch pastor and spiritual adviser to Donald Trump was indicted Wednesday in Oklahoma for alleged child sex crimes.
Robert Morris faces five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child, with the alleged crimes dating back to December 1982, according to a press release from the state attorney general’s office.
That Christmas, the indictment alleges, Morris engaged in sexual misconduct with a 12-year-old girl whose family he was visiting as a traveling evangelist. He was 20 at the time.
Morris resigned from Gateway Church last year after a woman named Cindy Clemishire claimed he had sexually assaulted her multiple times when she was a child.
After Clemishire had come forward, Morris made a confession of sorts two days before his resignation, telling The Christian Post that he had engaged in “inappropriate sexual behavior” with a “young lady.”
“It was kissing and petting and not intercourse, but it was wrong,” he said.
In 2005, Morris attempted to keep Clemishire quiet about the alleged assault, according to a phone-call transcript obtained last year by NBC News.
NBC also reported that in 2007, a lawyer for Morris blamed Clemishire for the alleged abuse, which Clemishire says occurred more than 100 times over four-and-a-half years.
Morris’ connection to Trump dates back to 2016. That year, the Trump campaign listed Morris on its evangelical executive advisory board.
During the first Trump administration, Morris served on its faith advisory council.
In June 2020, Morris welcomed Trump and other Republican leaders at Gateway Church for a “Roundtable on Transition to Greatness.”
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Robert Morris faces five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child, with the alleged crimes dating back to December 1982, according to a press release from the state attorney general’s office.
That Christmas, the indictment alleges, Morris engaged in sexual misconduct with a 12-year-old girl whose family he was visiting as a traveling evangelist. He was 20 at the time.
Morris resigned from Gateway Church last year after a woman named Cindy Clemishire claimed he had sexually assaulted her multiple times when she was a child.
After Clemishire had come forward, Morris made a confession of sorts two days before his resignation, telling The Christian Post that he had engaged in “inappropriate sexual behavior” with a “young lady.”
“It was kissing and petting and not intercourse, but it was wrong,” he said.
In 2005, Morris attempted to keep Clemishire quiet about the alleged assault, according to a phone-call transcript obtained last year by NBC News.
NBC also reported that in 2007, a lawyer for Morris blamed Clemishire for the alleged abuse, which Clemishire says occurred more than 100 times over four-and-a-half years.
Morris’ connection to Trump dates back to 2016. That year, the Trump campaign listed Morris on its evangelical executive advisory board.
During the first Trump administration, Morris served on its faith advisory council.
In June 2020, Morris welcomed Trump and other Republican leaders at Gateway Church for a “Roundtable on Transition to Greatness.”
Trump’s Former Religious Adviser Charged With Child Sex Crimes
A former Texas megachurch pastor and spiritual adviser to Donald Trump was indicted Wednesday in Oklahoma for alleged child sex crimes. Robert Morris faces five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child, with the alleged crimes dating back to December 1982, according to a press release from the...
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