前德克萨斯特大教会牧师Robert Preston Morris因五项儿童性虐待罪被起诉。 Former Texas megachurch pastor Robert Preston Morris indicted on five counts of child sexual abuse.

前得克萨斯大教堂牧师Robert Preston Morris在俄克拉荷马州因五起儿童性虐待罪被起诉。 Robert Preston Morris, a former Texas megachurch pastor, has been indicted in Oklahoma on five counts of child sexual abuse. 指控源于1982年开始的据称虐待,当时受害者当时12岁,与当时旅行的福音传教者Morris住在一起。 The charges stem from alleged abuse that began in 1982 when the victim, then 12 years old, was staying with Morris, who was a traveling evangelist at the time. Morris 63岁 去年在指控浮出水面后 从网关教会辞职了 Morris, 63, resigned from the Gateway Church last year after the allegations surfaced. 据称受害人Cindy Clemishire称赞当局和希望伸张正义。 The alleged victim, Cindy Clemishire, praised the authorities and hopes for justice. 如果定罪,Morris可能会因每个罪状而面临长达20年的监禁。 If convicted, Morris could face up to 20 years in prison for each count.