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() Megachurch leader Robert Morris, 64, pleaded guilty Thursday on charges he sexually abused a girl in the 1980s.

Morris, who founded the Texas-based Gateway Church, pleaded guilty to five felony counts of indecent conduct with a child in Oklahoma. He had previously entered a not guilty plea.

He will serve six months of his 10-year sentence of the negotiated plea deal and pay $250,000 in restitution. Morris will also be required to register as a sex offender.

Robert Morris was an evangelical leader

Prior to the accusation, Morris had grown Gateway to a megachurch with tens of thousands of attendees, a best-selling evangelical author whose sermons were broadcast internationally and a faith adviser to President Donald Trump.

He resigned from his role at Gateway Church after the allegations surfaced. While he did not respond to the specifics of the charges, he did admit to “moral failure.”

Four elders were removed from the church after an investigation found they knew about the allegations but did nothing about them.

Morris abused a 12-year-old girl

Cindy Clemishire, the woman who accused Morris, was in court when he pleaded guilty.

According to Clemishire, the abuse began in 1982, when Morris, then a traveling evangelist, was staying with her family. She was 12 at the time, and the abuse continued for a few years.

Clemishire told her parents and church leaders about the abuse in 1987. None of them contacted the police, and Morris went through a “restoration process” and then returned to ministry.

Gateway’s response to the allegations

In the mid-2000s, she approached Gateway seeking $50,000 to cover the costs of therapy needed after the childhood abuse. A settlement fell apart because she was not willing to sign a nondisclosure agreement. She later said she does not believe she is the only victim.

At the time, a letter from Morris’ lawyer told Clemishire that she bore responsibility for the abuse.

She went public with her accusations last year, leading to an investigation and charges. The state of Oklahoma filed charges based on an old law that stops the clock on the statute of limitations when a defendant moves out of state.

At the hearing, Clemishire read a prepared statement detailing how the abuse affected every part of her life, including relationships, her marriage and how she raised her children.