Overview

• Morris admitted in an Osage County courtroom to five felony counts tied to the abuse of Cindy Clemishire, which prosecutors said began in 1982 when she was 12.
• He received a 10-year sentence with all but six months suspended, will serve six months in Osage County, then spend nine and a half years on probation in Texas, and must register as a sex offender.
• Prosecutors cited an Oklahoma tolling provision that paused the statute of limitations when Morris moved out of state, allowing charges decades after the alleged conduct.
• Clemishire addressed the court, describing lasting harm and asserting that a 12-year-old cannot consent, rejecting Morris’s past framing of a consensual 'relationship.'
• Civil cases continue, including a $1 million suit by Clemishire and her father alleging concealment by Morris and Gateway leaders, and Morris’s separate claim for retirement benefits as the church replaces leaders and cuts staff.