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Texas megachurch founder released after six months in Oklahoma jail

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Texas megachurch founder released after six months in Oklahoma jail
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Robert Preston Morris, founder of Gateway Church, was released from the Osage County Jail in Oklahoma after serving six months for five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child in the 1980s. Under a plea agreement, he received a 10-year suspended sentence with the first six months in jail and must register as a sex offender, supervised by Texas authorities via interstate compact. Morris resigned as Gateway Church’s senior pastor in 2024 amid the allegations, and the victim, Cindy Clemishire, said justice had been served.

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  1. Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris is free after 6 months in an Oklahoma jail for child sex abuse  CNN
  2. US megachurch pastor released from jail after pleading guilty to child sex abuse  The Guardian
  3. Gateway Church founder released from prison after pleading guilty in 2025 child sex abuse case  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  4. Gateway Church founder Robert Morris released from Oklahoma prison, officials say  WFAA
  5. Gateway Church founding Pastor Robert Morris released from Oklahoma jail  CBS News

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