OSAGE COUNTY, Okla. — Gateway Church founder Robert Morris pleaded guilty Thursday to five felony charges of child sexual abuse in an Oklahoma court , according to Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

Morris, 64, entered his plea during a scheduled District Court Arraignment in Osage County. Video from the hearing showed Morris being handcuffed and taken to jail. He had previously maintained his innocence after being indicted in March on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.

The charges stem from allegations by Cindy Clemishire , who said Morris began sexually abusing her at her Oklahoma home on Christmas Day in 1982, when she was 12 years old. Clemishire has accused Morris of continuing the abuse for several years.

Under the plea agreement, Morris received a 10-year

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