Robert Morris allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl between 1982 and 1987.
Robert Morris, the founder and senior pastor at Gateway Church in North Texas, resigned from his position on Tuesday after recently came to light.
On Tuesday, the Board of Elders at Gateway Church, a multi-site megachurch based in Southlake, released a statement saying they accepted Morris’ resignation and plan to conduct a thorough « review of the report of past abuse to ensure we have a complete understanding of the events. »
Morris allegedly had a sexual relationship with a minor between 1982 and 1987, when he was a traveling Evangelist in his early 20s. On June 14, , whose parents had befriended Morris, publicly accused the pastor of repeatedly molesting her during that period.
In the statement, the elders claim they did not have all the facts relating to the alleged sexual assault, including Clemishire’s age at the time and the length of the abuse.
