前德克萨斯大教堂牧师投降 面临1980年代儿童性虐待指控
Former Texas megachurch pastor to surrender, facing child sexual abuse charges from 1980s.
前德州特大教会牧师Robert Preston Morris, 63岁, 将在星期一向俄克拉荷马州当局投降, 面对五起儿童性虐待指控。
Former Texas megachurch pastor Robert Preston Morris, 63, will surrender to Oklahoma authorities on Monday, facing five counts of child sexual abuse.
指控源自1980年代据称的事件,当时Morris,当时是一位旅行的福音派传教士,被指控虐待一名12岁女孩。
The charges stem from alleged incidents in the 1980s when Morris, then a traveling evangelist, was accused of abusing a 12-year-old girl.
莫里斯去年辞去了德克萨斯州盖特威教会(Gateway Church)牧师的职务,每项指控可能面临最高20年的监禁。
Morris, who resigned from his role as pastor of Gateway Church in Texas last year, could face up to 20 years in prison for each charge.