Cindy Clemishire stood in an Oklahoma courtroom, recounting the trauma that began when she was just 12 — facing the man she says stole her childhood and shattered her adult life: Gateway Church founder Robert Morris .

"I am no longer the silenced little girl you abused," she said.

Guilty plea brings long-awaited justice

As Robert Morris pleaded guilty to five felony counts of child sexual abuse on Thursday, Clemishire told him, "Even if you never see the truth, the state of Oklahoma does and has finally done what should have been done decades ago — brought you to justice. For that I am deeply grateful."

"While you built a megachurch, authored books, and gained fame, I dropped out of college, endured divorces, and struggled with self-worth, battled depression, made countles

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