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.

"He pled guilty because he wanted to accept responsibility for his conduct. While he believes that he long since accepted responsibility in the eyes of God – and that Gateway Church was a manifestation of that acceptance – he readily accepted responsibility in the eyes of the law by virtue of his gui

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