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Megachurch pastor Robert Morris’s board blasts him over alleged sex abuse of girl, 12, after previously claiming he was ‘reformed’
New York Post ^ | June 18, 2024 | Ronny Reyes

Posted on 06/18/2024 9:29:06 PM PDT by Morgana

A Texas megachurch pastor is out of a job, and his own board reversed course on defending him after allegations emerged that he sexually abused a preteen girl for years, beginning when she was 12.

Robert Morris, the founder of the Gateway Church in Southlake and a one-time spiritual adviser to former President Donald Trump, resigned and was slammed by the church’s Board of Elders on Tuesday — just days after the group vehemently defended him as a reformed man.

The elders claimed the sudden U-turn came after learning the full allegations from accuser Cindy Clemishire.

“Regretfully, prior to Friday, June 14, the elders did not have all the facts of the inappropriate relationship between Morris and the victim, including her age at the time and the length of the abuse,” the Gateway Church board said in a statement.

“The elders’ prior understanding was that Morris’ extramarital relationship, which he had discussed many times throughout his ministry, was with a ‘young lady’ and not abuse of a 12-year-old child.

“Even though it occurred many years before Gateway was established, as leaders of the church, we regret we did not have the information that we now have.”

The board members — who oversee one of the biggest megachurches in the US, with 100,000 members — said they were left “heartbroken and appalled” by the allegation, offering an apology and expressing their sympathies to Clemishire and her family.

Clemishire says she was groomed for abused by the pastor beginning at age 12 and lasting until she was 16 in the 1980s.

She also blasted Morris’ dismissive description of what happened when he said he had a brief affair with a “young lady”

“It was kissing and petting and not intercourse, but it was wrong,” Morris told the Christian Post.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: General Discusssion
KEYWORDS: church; megachurch; pastor; religious; texas
He called a 12 year old a "young lady". Throw him in prison.
1 posted on 06/18/2024 9:29:06 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

At least he didn’t sniff her, cut him some slack.


2 posted on 06/18/2024 9:43:25 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: bigbob

Can’t stand these pervs. He sexually assaulted her. I wonder if showering with a child is also grounds for firing someone too?


3 posted on 06/18/2024 10:00:19 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: bigbob

The “hair sniffer” liked them younger than 12


4 posted on 06/18/2024 10:23:10 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: HollyB
I wonder if showering with a child is also grounds for firing someone too?

Not for democrats.

5 posted on 06/18/2024 10:45:04 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of Air Force pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: Morgana

Good on the board. Good on the grandma.

Mercy requires repentence or justice kicks in. Justice has begun kicking in.


6 posted on 06/19/2024 1:33:43 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: Morgana

Abuse Tracker

Daily guide to media coverage of clergy abuse worldwide . . . more than 100,000 articles blogged since 2006:

https://www.bishop-accountability.org/


7 posted on 06/19/2024 1:35:46 AM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: Morgana
Interesting how this story was filed under: church, donald trump, sexual abuse, texas, and 6/18/24

What does this story have to do with Donald Trump?

8 posted on 06/19/2024 4:31:36 AM PDT by Fish Speaker (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Oh, and, "Let's Go Brandon!")
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To: Morgana

My tendency to suspect mega church preachers are more about the world and less about God remains intact.


9 posted on 06/19/2024 5:32:53 AM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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To: Morgana

FORTY YEARS AGO?!?! I don’t see that as an issue to the sermons I hear him preach.


10 posted on 06/20/2024 4:34:40 AM PDT by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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To: HollyB; GOPJ; Eleutheria5
one-time spiritual adviser to former President Donald Trump

Don't be too surprised if Biden, or a media written question, brings this up at the debate. Trump could reply that Biden himself showered with his very young daughter, but I would expect the "moderators" to cut his mike, saying "fact checkers...."

Like the "51 national security officials" letter.

11 posted on 06/22/2024 9:26:13 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; All

James Robison Corrects The Record About he and Robert Morris Meeting with Cindy

“I have a statement here in my hand from Cindy’s attorney attesting to the fact that I was not present at any of the meetings between Robert and the victim’s family. In fact I did not become aware of the girl’s age until the news broke last week.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfaRuTSS—I


12 posted on 06/22/2024 1:22:55 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

I don’t think Trump had anything at all to with Cindy, but we have all seen what the dems and media do with preposterous lies like “Very fine people,” “Inject bleach,” and “51 security officials.” Even if Biden had to quit over showers with his daughter, it would be worth it to them to remove Trump from the election.


13 posted on 06/22/2024 3:17:18 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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