The senior pastor and founder of Gateway Church in Texas, Robert Morris, has resigned following allegations of sexual abuse by a woman dating back to the 1980s. The church's board of elders announced the acceptance of Morris' resignation and initiated an independent review to investigate the events from 1982 to 1987.
The allegations surfaced after a woman, identified as Cindy Clemishire, came forward stating that Morris had sexually abused her starting when she was 12 years old. Clemishire recounted that the abuse began in 1982 when Morris, who was a traveling preacher at the time, stayed at her family's home in Oklahoma. She detailed instances of inappropriate touching that continued for approximately four-and-a-half years.
