Disgraced Pastor Threatened To Prosecute Accuser

NBC News reports:

Two decades before pastor Robert Morris publicly confessed last week to engaging in “sexual behavior” with a child and resigned from Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, his accuser had confronted him and sought compensation, according to copies of emails obtained by NBC News.

Morris responded two weeks later. “Debbie and I really do care for you and we sincerely want God’s best for you,” he wrote, referring to his wife, Debbie Morris. Robert Morris wrote that he’d long ago confessed his sins to Clemishire’s father and believed that he’d “obtained your forgiveness as well as your family’s.”

Morris ended his reply with a legal warning. “My attorney advises that if I pay you any money under a threat of exposure, you could be criminally prosecuted and Debbie and I do not want that,” he wrote. “If you need more information, have your attorney contact mine.”

Read the full article. Since the scandal broke, Morris has been axed from Trump’s Evangelical Advisory Board and his daily show on the nation’s largest Christian network has been canceled, with all previous episodes removed.

Excellent, important reporting by @mike_hixenbaugh– Robert Morris warned sex abuse accuser she could be prosecuted for seeking compensation, emails show. #shewas12 ⁦#churchtoo ⁦@GatewayPeople⁩ https://t.co/dJnGXPJYYe

— Amy Smith (@watchkeep) June 22, 2024