Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse in Oklahoma

Former pastor Robert Morris will have to serve six months in jail, according to the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office.

Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris is escorted out of the building after pleading guilty to lewd and indecent acts with a child at the Osage County Courthouse in Pawhuska, Okla., on Oct. 2, 2025. Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP

Robert Morris, the former pastor who founded a Texas megachurch, pleaded guilty on Oct. 2 to child sexual abuse charges stemming from incidents that date back to the 1980s in Oklahoma.

Morris, 64, pleaded guilty before Osage County District Special Judge Cindy Pickerill to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child.