A former Texas megachurch pastor and spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl when he was 20.

Robert Morris, 64, admitted to five counts of lewd acts with a child—all felonies, NBC News reported. Morris’ plea deal, made in Oklahoma’s Osage County District Court, resulted in a suspended 10-year sentence that will require Morris to serve just six months in county jail. He has also been ordered to pay $250,000 in restitution and will need to register as a sex offender.

Morris, the founder of Texas’ Gateway Church, was indicted in March. In 2024, Cindy Clemishire had publicly claimed Morris had sexually assaulted her multiple times when she was underage.

Morris responded with a quasi-confession, telling The Christian Post th

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