SOUTHLAKE, Texas — In June 2024, Pastor Robert Morris had prestige, power and the ear of the most influential politicians in the country. Less than a year later , he faces criminal charges for sex crimes against a child – and his once-mighty Gateway Church has seen donations and attendance plummet.

Gateway Church once boasted more than 100,000 active attendees. Morris, its founding pastor, had a television program that aired in 190 countries and had more than 7 million views on YouTube. President Donald Trump listed him as a spiritual advisor, and he even attended an event at the White House Rose Garden as the president announced a Supreme Court Nominee.

Then, in mid-June 2024, a woman from Oklahoma named Cindy Clemishire spoke up.

It was not the first time she had told her story abou

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