‘Heartened’: What Cindy Clemishire’s attorney said after former pastor’s release
An attorney for Cindy Clemishire, the woman who was sexually abused as a child by former Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris, released a statement Tuesday.
Morris was released from an Oklahoma prison on Tuesday, six months after he pleaded guilty to charges of indecent conduct with a child in connection to his sexual abuse of Clemishire in the 1980s. Morris will serve the remainder of his 10-year sentence on probation in Texas, and will be required to register as a sex offender for life.
Here is the full statement from Clemishire’s attorney, Texas state Rep. Jeff Leach.
“Robert Morris’ six month prison sentence for the sexual assault of twelve-year old Cindy Clemishire may be complete, but we are heartened to know that he still has nearly ten years of probation as well as a lifetime ahead of being publicly registered as a sex offender.
While the criminal justice system continues to hold Robert accountable for his heinous crimes and seeks to protect potential future victims through close monitoring and probation limitations, Cindy will continue to fully pursue justice via the civil justice system.
She rightfully seeks full accountability not only for Robert and the crimes he committed against her as a young child, but also for the other individuals who harbored him, covered for him, lied for him and even in some cases attacked Cindy on his behalf.”
