Gateway Church founder pleads guilty after blogger exposé
Robert Preston Morris, founder of Gateway Church, pleaded guilty this week to five counts of lewd acts with a child and received a 10‑year suspended sentence that includes six months in jail. The guilty plea followed investigative attention sparked by a widely read Wartburg Watch blog post by editor Dee Parsons that publicized survivor Cindy Clemishire’s account and helped prompt national reporting, Morris’s resignation, and criminal charges in Oklahoma.
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📌 Key Facts
- Robert Preston Morris pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd acts with a child.
- He was sentenced to a 10‑year suspended sentence that includes six months in jail.
- A Wartburg Watch blog post by editor Dee Parsons highlighting survivor Cindy Clemishire helped prompt broader reporting and pressure that led to Morris’s resignation and criminal charges.