Megachurch leader admits to 'inappropriate behaviour with a young lady'

Dallas-area megachurch pastor Robert Morris admitted to "inappropriate sexual behaviour with a young lady" in the 1980s after a woman accused him of molesting her when she was 12 years old, according to a statement obtained by CNN affiliate WFAA.

The woman, Cindy Clemishire, told WFAA the abuse started on Christmas Day in 1982 and continued until 1987, when she told her parents. The Wartburg Watch, a church watchdog blog, first reported her account Friday.

Morris, a senior pastor at Gateway Church and a member of then-candidate Donald Trump's Evangelical Executive Advisory Board during the 2016 campaign, did not mention the name or age of the girl in his statement but said the inappropriate behavior lasted several years.

Megachurch leader admits to 'inappropriate behaviour with a young lady'

H﻿is accuser says she was molested when she was just 12 years old. Her alleged attacker was allowed to keep...

His accuser says she was molested when she was just 12 years old. Her alleged attacker was allowed to keep...