Texas megachurch pastor pleads guilty to child abuse
Published: 10/3/2025

Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris pleads guilty to child abuse, accepting a 10-year sentence but will serve only six months in jail. Morris admitted to sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in Oklahoma in the 1980s. The charges against him stem from his abuse of Cindy Clemishere, who confronted him in court, emphasizing there was no consent at her young age. Morris founded the Gateway Church, a megachurch with tens of thousands of attendees, and previously served as a spiritual advisor to President Donald Trump.