Robert Morris, the former Gateway Church Pastor, surrenders to the authorities

Former Senior Pastor, 63, was accused last week with five charges of offenses of careless or indecent acts towards a child, coming from the alleged sexual abuse of a 12 -year -old girl in the 1980s.

Robert MorrisFormer senior pastor of a Texas megachurch turned on a prison in Oklahoma Monday, for charges of criminal offenses from the accusations made by a woman who said he had sexually abused for decades, when he was only 12 years old.

Morris, who Founded and preached to Gateway Church In Southlake, Texas, near Dallas-Fort Worth, was charged for five charges of unrelated or indecent acts for a child, Oklahoma’s General Prosecutor’s Office announced last week. The indictment says that the supposed sexual conduct of Morris started on Christmas in 1982 and continued in the next four years.

The tax document was filed on Thursday at the Osage County District Court in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Morris turned to the prison in Osage County Monday morning and posted his dollars, told the Today, the Osage County Sheriff’s office. The 63-year-old will be noticed on Monday afternoon, said the sheriff’s office.

Affirmations against Morris became public when his alleged victim, Cindy Clemmonire, presented in June 2024 and spoke to that Wartburg WatchA blog about sexual abuse within the church.

“After almost 43 years, the law eventually caught Robert Morris for the horrible crimes he committed against me as a child.” Clemishire said in a statement to Oklahoman – Part of the US Today network – after the indictment has been made public.

Morris served President Donald Trump The Spiritual Advisory Council during his 2016 campaign and the initial presidential term. He was not part of Trump’s 2024’s re -election effort, his campaign said last year.

Why did Cindy Clemmonire accuse Robert Morris?

When she spoke to Wartburg Watch, Clemmire said that Morris and her wife, Debbie, were presented for her and her family at a Tulsa, Oklahoma youth rebirth, and she was 11 years old.

Morris became a friend as he preached on Sunday and even stayed at Clemheire’s family’s house, on the occasion of his wife. This dynamic changed Christmas in 1982, when Morris asked a 12-year-old Clemheire to “visit his room that night,” according to the blog post.

Clemishire remembered that he did not think of the preacher’s actions, but once in his room, he said he had sexually abused him and warned him: “Never tell anyone about it because it will ruin everything.”

According to Clemheire, abuse continued in Oklahoma and Texas until 1987. Finally, he confessed to a good friend and parents about abuse, which caused Morris to give up the ministry for two years, she said on the blog.

What did Robert Morris say about charges of sexual abuse?

Last year, Morris launched a statement about the charges WFAA-TV In Dallas, who said, “He was kissed and made no contact, but it was wrong. This behavior happened several times over the next few years … From that moment, I went in purity and responsibility in this field.”

In a statement for CBS News and NBC NewsThe Gateway Church Old Council said I know that Morris had an “extra -mitant relationship” with a “young woman”, but they didn’t know that she involved “the abuse of a 12 -year -old girl.”

“We are unleashed and terrified of what has come to light in the last days and we express our deep sympathy for the victim and her family,” according to the statement, on the points of sale.

Morris resigned from his role at Gateway Church in June 2024, following Clemish’s accusations.

What did the church of Gateway have done since Robert Morris resigned?

The Gateway church tried to disassemble Morris, because the accusations against their former senior pastor appeared. This process included the hiring of Haynes and Boone, a law firm in Dallas, to make an independent investigation on the church.

Based on the investigation and internal recommendations of Haynes and Boone, the church broke up with Son and Nora of MorrisJames and Bridget Morris; The executive pastor Kemal Glasgow; and Some of his old men.

“What happened to Cindy Clemmonire was tearing and sorcerer,” said Tra -willbanks, an old man at Gateway Church during a Transmissive service in November. “We denounce sexual abuse in all its forms and feel deep sadness for those who have been victimized by such contemptible actions.”

Willbanks also said that Gateway Church cooperated with an ongoing criminal investigation, but did not disclose details at that time. He added that the church and its current leadership are not subject to this investigation.