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Pastor Robert Morris resigns from Gateway Church after child sex abuse allegation

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

Pastor Robert Morris had admitted to “inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady.” Church elders say they weren’t told the age of the person...

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Sunday Silence: Gateway Church Doesn’t Tell Congregation About Historic Abuse Allegations

    Headline from Christianity Today ·

  2. Newest

    Pastor Robert Morris resigns from Gateway Church after child sex abuse allegation

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

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15 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Gateway Church's Robert Morris has been accused of sex abuse in the 1980s: What to know (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Robert Morris, a senior pastor at Gateway Church in Southlake, has been accused by a woman of sexually abusing her in the 1980s.

  2. Christianity Today

    Sunday Silence: Gateway Church Doesn’t Tell Congregation About Historic Abuse Allegations (opens Christianity Today)

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    Christianity Today's feed description

    According to the Texas megachurch, founder Robert Morris properly disclosed his misconduct and has had “no other moral failures” since he touched a child in the 1980s.

  3. FOX 4 Dallas

    Gateway Church founder Robert Morris resigns following sexual abuse of a child allegations (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Gateway Church founder Robert Morris has resigned after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her beginning when she was just 12 years old.

  4. The Christian Post

    Robert Morris resigns, Gateway elders say they didn't have all the facts (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The Board of Elders of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, announced Tuesday that the megachurch’s founder Robert Morris has resigned.

  5. WFAA Dallas

    Gateway Church founder and senior pastor Robert Morris resigns after sexual abuse allegations (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    The Gateway Church board of elders says it accepted Morris' resignation Tuesday and retained a law firm to investigate the allegations.

  6. NBC Chicago

    Pastor Robert Morris resigns from Gateway Church after child sex abuse allegation (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Pastor Robert Morris had admitted to “inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady.” Church elders say they weren’t told the age of the person...

  7. The Christian Post

    Robert Morris nixed from Trump’s Evangelical advisory board as Texas pols condemn abuse (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    Gateway Church’s founding pastor, Robert Morris, no longer has a role in former President Donald Trump’s Evangelical Executive Advisory Board.

  8. Blaze Media

    Gateway Church founder Robert Morris resigns days after reported molestation victim speaks out (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    The Board of Elders blasted for 'minimizing the crime' has walked back comments and issued a new statement.

  9. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Robert Morris resigns as pastor of Gateway Church after child sexual abuse allegation (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Robert Morris had admitted to “inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady,” and church elders say they weren’t told the age of the person involved.

  10. FOX 35 Orlando

    Gateway Church founder Robert Morris resigns over sexual abuse of a child allegations (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    In the past, Morris has admitted to an extramarital relationship with a "young lady." Tuesday, the Southlake church’s board of elders said they weren't aware that the "young lady" in question may have been 12 years old.

  11. New York Post

    Megachurch pastor Robert Morris’s board blasts him over alleged sex abuse of girl, 12, after previously claiming he was ‘reformed’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Robert Morris, the founder of the Gateway Church in Southlake and a one-time spiritual adviser for Donald Trump, resigned after being accused of molesting Cindy Clemishire when she was just 12 years old.

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