Robert Morris Indicted for Child Abuse in Oklahoma

Robert Morris, founder of the Gateway Church in Texas and a former spiritual advisor to Donald Trump, has been indicted by an Oklahoma grand jury on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, related to incidents from the 1980s. The victim, Cindy Clemishire, alleges the abuse began when she was 12 and continued for four years while Morris was a traveling evangelist. Morris resigned from his position at Gateway Church in 2024 after Clemishire publicly accused him. The statute of limitations does not apply as Morris was not a resident of Oklahoma at the time. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond emphasized the gravity of the charges, stating there can be no tolerance for those who abuse children. Morris admitted to some inappropriate behavior last year, but had previously attempted to downplay the incidents.