Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris, whoĀ Donald Trump once named as a spiritual adviser to his administration, announced he was stepping down from Gateway Church amid allegations he molested a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s.

The resignation comes days after Morris, 62, seemingly admitted to molesting the girl in a statement toĀ The Christian Post.Ā In that statement, he conceded that he engaged in ā€œinappropriate sexual behaviorā€ with a ā€œyoung ladyā€ when he was already married with a child in his early 20s.

Morris didnā€™t mention the girlā€™s ageā€”but his alleged victim, Cindy Clemishire, told the religious watchdog blogĀ The Wartburg Watch on Friday that she was only 12 when she was first sexually abused by Morris on Christmas Day in 1982. She claimed that he invited her into the room he was staying in at her family home during a visit, and touched her inappropriately on her breasts and ā€œunder her panties.ā€

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    6 months ago

    At this point, Iā€™m surprised they didnā€™t just run with it like: ā€œbut the Bible doesnā€™t say itā€™s wrong so it must be right!ā€