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The founder of a Texas megachurch who previously resigned following allegations of sexual abuse dating back to the 1980s has pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, according to authorities.

Robert Preston Morris, 64, accepted the plea agreement before an Oklahoma judge on Thursday, the state attorney general’s office said in a statement.

Authorities revealed the abuse began in 1982, when Morris visited the 12-year-old girl’s family as a traveling evangelist, and subsequently continued over the span of four years.

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“There can be no tolerance for those who sexually prey on children,” Attorney General Gentner Drummond said

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