Megachurch Pastor Robert Morris Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Allegation

The allegation against the pastor dates back to the 1980s.
Megachurch Pastor Robert Morris Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Allegation
Pastor Robert Morris applauds during a roundtable discussion at Gateway Church Dallas Campus in Dallas on June 11, 2020. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Jana J. Pruet
Patricia Tolson
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SOUTHLAKE, Texas—Megachurch pastor Robert Morris has resigned following allegations that he sexually abused an Oklahoma woman on multiple occasions in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12.
The board of elders at Gateway Church in Southlake on Tuesday said it had accepted the 62-year-old senior pastor’s resignation. Mr. Morris founded the congregation in 2000.
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