Now when you hear the words "pastor" and "megachurch" and "child sex crimes" in the same sentence do you even have to ask if it was a conservative anymore?
At least this loser did the right thing and pled guilty. Then again, with his Gateway background, being guilty was pretty obvious.
Pretty busy month this October seems to be.
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https://people.com/gateway-church-founder-robert-morris-accepts-guilty-plea-in-child-sex-abuse-case-11823649 Gateway Church founder Robert Morris has pleaded guilty to multiple child sex abuse charges in Oklahoma.
Officers led the 64-year-old preacher away in handcuffs on Thursday, Oct. 2, after he accepted a plea deal before Judge Cindy Pickerill in Osage County District Court for five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, NBC News reported.
Cindy Clemishire, now 55, said she was 12 years old when the sexual abuse started.
Morris, a former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, received a 10-year sentence. However, only six months will be served in jail, with the remainder of his time to be on probation in Texas as part of his plea arrangement, per a statement provided to PEOPLE by Morris's attorney, Bill Mateja.
In an email to PEOPLE, Gateway Church declined to comment on Morris's conviction.
“While he believes that he long since accepted responsibility in the eyes of God and that Gateway Church was a manifestation of that acceptance, he readily accepted responsibility in the eyes of the law,” Mateja said in a statement provided to PEOPLE.
Morris must also register as a sex offender and was ordered to pay his costs of incarceration, including any medical expenses, and restitution to the victim.
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