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Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor, pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child

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Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris pleaded guilty to charges that he sexually abused a girl in the 1980s.

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  1. CNN

    Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges (opens CNN)

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    The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor, pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris pleaded guilty to charges that he sexually abused a girl in the 1980s.

  3. Fox26 Houston

    Gateway Church founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex crimes (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Morris, 64, pleaded guilty before an Osage County, Oklahoma, judge on Thursday. He was accused of sexually abusing Cindy Clemishire, the plaintiff in the case, in the 1980s.

  4. CBS News

    Robert Morris, Gateway Church founding pastor, pleads guilty in Oklahoma sexual abuse case (opens CBS News)

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    The longtime Texas pastor admitted to indecent conduct with a child, resolving a decades-old case tied to allegations of abuse in Oklahoma.

  5. Bangor Daily News

    Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty

  6. CBS News

    Robert Morris, Gateway Church founding pastor, pleads guilty in Oklahoma child sexual abuse case (opens CBS News)

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    The longtime Texas pastor admitted to indecent conduct with a child, resolving a decades-old case tied to allegations of abuse in Oklahoma.

  7. Newsweek

    Donald Trump's ex-spiritual adviser pleads guilty to child sex abuse (opens Newsweek)

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    Morris is the founder and former senior pastor of Gateway Church, one of Texas's largest evangelical congregations.

  8. The Guardian

    Megachurch pastor and ex-Trump adviser pleads guilty to child sexual abuse (opens The Guardian)

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    Robert Morris to serve only six months in county jail after charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with child

  9. Christian Today

    Robert Morris to spend 6 months in prison after pleading guilty to child sex abuse (opens Christian Today)

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    Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, will spend six months in prison as part of a 10-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty Thursday to sexually abusing the now 55-year-old Cindy Clemishire beginning when she was 12 in the 1980s.

  10. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    Ex-Texas megachurch pastor Morris, a Marshall native, pleads guilty to child sex abuse (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    Tyler Morning Telegraph's feed description

    Megachurch founder Robert Morris pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child. Morris was born in Marshall and is a 1979 Pine Tree High School graduate.

  11. The Daily Caller

    Texas Megachurch Founder Robert Morris Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Girl (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Robert Morris, founder of a Texas megachurch, pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child who was 12 years old when the abuse began.

  12. Relevant Magazine

    Pastor Robert Morris Pleads Guilty to All Counts of Child Sex Abuse - RELEVANT (opens Relevant Magazine)

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    Robert Morris, the Texas megachurch pastor who founded Gateway Church, pleaded guilty Thursday to child sex abuse charges, ending a decadeslong case that

  13. Christianity Today

    Gateway Church Founder Robert Morris Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse (opens Christianity Today)

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    The criminal conviction comes decades after the abuse and a year after the survivor shared her account online.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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