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What to Know About the Former Megachurch Pastor Charged With Child Sex Abuse

Gateway Church founder Robert Morris is charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.
What to Know About the Former Megachurch Pastor Charged With Child Sex Abuse
Pastor Robert Morris applauds during a roundtable discussion at Gateway Church Dallas Campus in Dallas on June 11, 2020. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
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When former Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris, 63, turned himself in to Oklahoma authorities on March 17, he surrendered his passport, was booked into jail, and subsequently released on a $50,000 bond, according to the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office.

The Gateway Church founder is accused of five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]