Gateway Church is under intense scrutiny following sexual assault accusations against its former pastor, Robert Morris. The accusations were made by Cindy Clemishire, who alleges that Morris sexually assaulted her in 1982 when she was 12 years old. A document from a former church employee details a 2005 phone call in which Morris allegedly asked Clemishire to 'put a price on' her silence. In response to the child sex abuse allegations, four elders of Gateway Church, including Pastor James Morris, have taken a leave of absence while a law firm conducts an internal investigation. Additional abuse claims have surfaced at a protest, though they do not involve Robert Morris.
Gateway Church's Pastor James Morris, three Elders take leaves of absence amid internal investigation into child sex abuse allegations https://t.co/nfWs09KNxP
4 Gateway Church elders take leave amid investigation into allegations involving Pastor Robert Morris https://t.co/URzxDHlwKb
Members of Gateway Church's Board of Elders will take a leave of absence while a law firm investigates the sexual abuse of a child accusations against the church's founder, Robert Morris. https://t.co/6pPuXnBlTb
NEW: A document shared by a former Gateway Church employee appears to detail a 2005 phone call between pastor Robert Morris and the woman accusing him of sexually abusing her. Morris wanted to know how much her silence would cost: “Put a price on it.” https://t.co/vubhy3OYaQ
North Texas pastor Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church after Cindy Clemishire accused him of sexually assaulting her in 1982 when she was 12 years old. Watch how we got here: https://t.co/0A2bFB29Mb https://t.co/WJumSfCtqR
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Fallout from Gateway Church pastor child sex abuse accusation continues https://t.co/CsyrLSxaxK
More abuse claims surface at Gateway Church protest. They don’t involve Robert Morris https://t.co/fTgDVFymgq
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Gateway Church scrutinizes former pastor Robert Morris' account after sexual assault accusation https://t.co/HtEPYAC6Hm