The indictment of the former MEGACHURCH Robert Morris on the charge of child sexual abuse this week is possible by the accused who refuses to resign in the theory of legal novels and ancient parts of the Criminal Code of the state that reached the origin of Oklaho.

Morris is a national leader in the American Gateway Church in the South Leakers. Wednesday With pornography or inappropriate for five times with children The indictment by the jury of Oklahoma Nine months after Cindy Clemishire Morris, the accused in public Of her repeatedly hurt her in the last four years when she was a child in 1980

Clemishire, 12 years old and dressed in pink pajamas, the first flower she said Morris Tata It was Christmas night in her childhood bedroom in Oklaho. It will be their secret. She remembers that he said after that.

After Clemishire Published to the public with her account In June, Morris issued a statement confess to what he explained that “sexual behavior that is not suitable for a young woman.” A few days later, he resigned from the position of Gateway at Gateway. After his filed news, Gateway’s spokesman said that the church leaders “Thank you for the work of justice in their own actions.

Morris does not reply to the message that asks for comments.

Picture: Robert Morris
Sisa Phiban Roboreris in Dallas in 2020Alex Brandon / AP file

When she spoke out last year, the climch had a little hope that Morris would have to face legal results, limitations in bringing civil or criminal charges for a long time.

Or so she believes

Entering the Attorney General Oklahma Gentner Drummond, twenty years ago, when the Republican Party’s lawyer was still in a personal training, he was the representative of Clemishire – for the old family – while she Try to negotiate the agreement Morris above her allegations, which she led the church leader for the first time in 1980. The agreement in 2005 was collapsed when Clemishire denied Morris’s needs that she signed the non -disclosure of Rummond. That is the end of his participation in this matter. But in the case of stuck with him

Pictures of Cindy Clemish and Robert Morris
Cindy Clemishire in Christmas in 1982; Robirmorris and his wife and children while at home in the childhood of Lonn Micher in 1984.Cindy Clemishire

After the allegations of Clemishire have a national headline last year – help Calculation Above the allegations of sexual harassment at Gateway and many other North Texas churches – Drummond said that his prosecutor asked for a criminal investigation and he gave it.

“I have a wall around myself from the investigation and the lawsuit honestly and is pleased that the Yai Jai Jon believes that there is enough evidence to sue Mr. Morris,” Drummond said to the NBCE News in the interview on Thursday.

Drummond’s office expects Morris to turn to staff next week.

Gentner Drummond
The Attorney General Oklahma Gentner DrummondSue ogrocki / ap file

The lawsuit changes what drummonds are called usage. “Special abnormal” of “very old law” that is most often used when prosecuting the cool case. More than a century, when Outlaw Cowbys Roved Old West, the crime, while they moved between Drummond, Oklahoma and other border states have operated a temporary provision – or tolls.

Morris is the noble news announcer who preached the crowd at the church and rehabilitation throughout the south -west, when he entered the life of the city of Klon Micher in the early 1980s, as well as the robber who threatened Oklaho in the early 1900. Morris did not live in Oclao.

“Of course, it will be challenged in the Court of Justice and we are ready to meet that challenge,” Drummond said. “I expect the law in this case.”

Tracy Pearl, a professor at Oklaho University Law College, said that the interpretation of the Attorney General seems to be supported by law.

“And from the point of view of the policy, I think that this type of provisions that collect the cost of limitations when someone is outside the state is reasonable,” Pearl said.

Gateway Church, scandal, sexual harassment

In an interview on Thursday with NBC News, Clemishire called the Criminal Case Announcement. She said that her and her family felt that she had been inspected after many years of struggling with the injury. She said that Morris acted her since she was a child.

“We are very grateful to the staff who work tirelessly so that today is possible and we still hope that justice will win in the end,” she said.

After Morris leaves from the church gateway, hiring an external law office to check the allegations. In the month of the month of November, the Church was abolished, the elderly and the church staff who knew about the allegations of Clemishire or should do more to check them.

In the statement according to the indictment of the Gateway Morris, said that the church leaders “still pray for Cindy Micheor and her family for members and staff of the church, and for those affected by this bad situation.”

Cindy Clemishire in Grapevine, Texas on 2 July 2024
The Cindy Blimchur said last year that Roborerris began to hurt her when she was 12 years old.Nitashia Johnson for NBC News

In response to the story of Clemishire, the representative of the Republicans, the Republican Party has introduced the law to give additional rights to those who are victims of sexual harassment in childhood, including the extension of the time the victims must file a lawsuit against the attacker or those who enable them. Is a witness to support the change During the consideration of the Texas House Committee in October

In Oklahma, Drummond told NBC News that he supports the elimination of criminal limitations in the case of rape. In the meantime, he said that he hoped that Morris’s indictment would inspire more survivors.

“If you are a victim of a child abuse, my heart goes out to you,” he said. “Second, if it happened in Oklaho, contact me. Do not think that we are not able to bring your offender to justice. “

If you are a cruel child (800) 422-4453Or go to www.childhelphotline.org– The state often has a child abuse hotline. But if you suspect that the life of the child is in danger is approaching, then call 911