Gateway Church founder Robert Morris released from Oklahoma jail The former Gateway pastor was sentenced to six months in an Oklahoma jail on child sex abuse charges in October. The former Gateway pastor was sentenced to six months in an Oklahoma jail on child sex abuse charges in October.Megachurch founder Robert Morris is escorted out of the building after pleading guilty to five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child at the Osage County Courthouse in Pawhuska, Okla. on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.Gateway Church founder Robert Morris was released from Osage County jail in Oklahoma Monday after serving a six-month sentence on five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child, according to court records.pastor was sentenced, required to register as a sex offender for life and agreed to pay his victim, Cindy Clemishire, $270,000 after he In June 2024, Clemishire publicly accused Morris of sexually abusing her from the ages of 12 to 17 in the 1980s. Morris was indicted on child sex abuse charges by March 2025. After his guilty plea in October, he was taken into custody. His attorneys, Bill Mateja and Mack Martin, read a statement in which Morris apologized to the Clemishires and asked for their forgiveness.National gas prices pass $4 a gallon as Iran war pressures markets