Texas Megachurch pastor who sat on Trump faith board resigns after admitting molesting girl, 12, in the 1980s

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gateway Church’s board of elders said in a statement, released on Tuesday, that they’d accepted the resignation from Morris, a senior pastor and a former member of Donald Trump’s faith advisory board. He told her to lay on his bed and then began touching her inappropriately, said Clemishire, now 52. open image in gallery Gateway Church’s board of elders said in a statement, released onTuesday, that they’d accepted senior pastor Robert Morris’ resignation Clemishire said the abuse continued until 1987, when she told her parents. The board said that before Friday, they “did not have all of the facts of the inappropriate relationship between Morris and the victim, including her age at the time and the length of the abuse.” They said that their understanding of the “extramarital relationship” that Morris had discussed many times throughout his ministry was not that it was “abuse of a 12-year-old child.” In his previous statement, Morris said the family forgave him when the “situation” was “brought to light,” at which point he began receiving counseling. open image in gallery Morris was also a former member of former president Donald Trump’s faith advisory board Clemishire told WFAA that though her family forgave him, they never supported Morris returning to the ministry.