Texas Miguch founder resigned last year after a A woman in Oklahoma accused Shepherd Sexual abuse The authorities said that in the eighties of the last century he admitted that he was guilty on Thursday for five accusations of obscene and inappropriate works with a child.
Robert Preston Morris, 64, entered the appeals before the judge Oklahoma Province, Osage As part of the guilt acknowledgment agreement, according to the State Prosecutor’s Office.
The abuse began in 1982 when the victim was twelve years old and Maurice was a muddy missionary in Homeni, Oklahoma, with her family, according to the public prosecutor in Oklahoma Gentner Dramund. The statement said that the abuse continued during the next four years.
Morris was a great sponsor of the Gitai Church in the Dallas Fort Worth Southerk suburb, as he led one of the largest huge huge in the country until his resignation. He was A major jury in Oklahoma accused earlier this year. Under the approval agreement, Morris received a suspended sentence for 10 years with the first six months to be submitted in the Osidge County Prison.
Maurice was handcuffed and wearing a suit while taking it out of the field on Thursday by the honorable deputies.
“The justice was recently offered, and that the man I dealt with, and he threw me and abusive to me as a 12 -year -old innocent girl, he will be in the end behind bars,” the victim, Cinde Clemeshire, who is now 55 years old, said in a statement. The Associated Press usually does not name the people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they publicly advanced, as Clementor did.
She said, “I hope many victims will hear my story, and it can help raise shame and allow them to speak.” “I hope the laws will continue to change and the new laws are written until the rights of children and victims are better protected. I hope people understand the only way to stop sexual assault on children is speaking when this happens or suspected.”
Morris must register as a sexual crime and will be supervised by the Texas authorities via Interstate Compact. He was also ordered to pay the prison costs, including any medical expenses, and a recovery for the victim.
Bill Mattia, one of Maurice’s lawyers, said that Morris wanted to accept responsibility for his behavior, and wanted to prepare the legal order for him, his family, family and family.
Mattia said: “While he believes that a long time before responsibility in the eyes of God and that the gate church was a manifestation of this acceptance, he easily accepted responsibility in the eyes of the law.”
Mattia said that Morris wanted to apologize to Clemishire and her family for his behavior and asking for forgiveness.
When asked about the allegations last year Christian Post, Maurice said in a statement to the post that when he was in his early twenties, “he participated in inappropriate sexual behavior with a young woman in a house where I was staying.” He said he was “kissing and observing, not sexual intercourse, but it was a mistake.”
The Maurice Gate Church was established in 2000. It was Politically active He previously served in the Evangelical Council of President Donald Trump. The church hosted Trump on its prohibition in Dallas in 2020 for a Discussion about ethnic relationships And the economy.
The suspension portal church rejected Thursday.
The calls were made before the province of Osidge County County, Sendi Bicrill.
“There can be no tolerance with those who prey on children,” Dramund said. “This case is more sad because the perpetrator of the crime was a sponsor who took advantage of his position on trust and power. The victim has waited in this case very many years for this day.”
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This story was corrected to say that Robert Morris was charged earlier this year, not last year.
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The Associated Press John Hanna in Tobika, Kansas, contributed to this report.