Accused Texas megachurch pastor to surrender in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges

A former pastor of a Texas megachurch is expected to turn himself into Oklahoma authorities Monday on child sexual abuse charges.

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Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Is Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges

Robert Morris, the former senior pastor of the Dallas-based Gateway Church, abused a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said.
The New York Times - 4d
Founder of megachurch indicted on child sexual abuse charges

The Oklahoma attorney general charged Robert Morris with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. Morris is the founder of Gateway, one of the largest megachurches in the country. It ...
NBC News - 3d
Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris indicted on charges of lewd acts with a child

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned as senior pastor last year after he admitted "inappropriate sexual behavior" in the 1980s has been indicted on five criminal counts involving a child, ...
NBC News - 4d
Former Trump spiritual adviser faces charges of lewd acts with a child

Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris indicted in Oklahoma on five counts over alleged misconduct in 1982. The Texas megachurch founder and pastor Robert Morris has been indicted on five criminal ...
The Guardian - 4d
Gateway Church founding pastor indicted on child sex abuse-related charges

Robert Morris resigned from Gateway Church last year following allegations that he sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl approximately four decades ago.
CBS News - 4d
How Oklahoma's AG used a frontier-era law to charge Robert Morris in sex abuse scandal

Megachurch founder Robert Morris was indicted by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond after Cindy Clemishire publicly accused Morris of molesting her in the 1980s
NBC News - 3d
Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material

Bestselling mystery writer Brendan DuBois has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison
ABC News - 3d
Mormon church rocked by child sexual abuse allegations in California

Look-back window results in nearly 100 allegations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) in the US has been rocked by a slew ...
The Guardian - Mar. 8
Texas embalmer charged with mutilating corpse of registered sex offender

A Texas woman has been charged with abusing a corpse after she allegedly used a scalpel to castrate the body of a registered sex offender last month, officials said.
NBC News - 5d
Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy arrested in Texas on domestic violence charge

Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of ...
NBC News - Mar. 9
Family and friends kept abuse by French doctor a secret, but his crimes spanned decades

Joël Le Scouarnec, a once highly respected surgeon, is now standing trial after being charged with raping and sexual abusing 299 people, many of whom were children.
NBC News - Mar. 8
Teacher preyed on vulnerable boy and then sexually abused him

The woman admitted grooming and having sexual intercourse with a teenage schoolboy.
BBC News - 2d
Silent Hill f Includes Disclaimer About Gender Discrimination And Child Abuse

Konami is alerting players that Silent Hill f features a range of potentially upsetting topics, including depictions of gender discrimination, child abuse, bullying, drug-induced hallucinations, ...
GameSpot - 3d
Maasai girls take up self-defense as protection from sexual abuse and early marriage

Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriage
ABC News - Mar. 7
U.N. report accuses Israeli forces of "genocidal acts," sexual violence

Israel has railed against a U.N. commission accusing its troops of sexual violence in Gaza as an "anti-Semitic, rotten, terrorist-supporting" body.
CBS News - 4d
Israel accused of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza by U.N. experts

United Nations-backed human rights experts accused Israel of the use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence in its war with Hamas in Gaza.
NBC News - 3d
West Texas measles outbreak spreads into Oklahoma

Oklahoma reported two measles cases on Tuesday linked to the outbreak in Texas. More than 250 people have been infected in the outbreak so far.
NBC News - 5d
UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias

United Nations-backed human rights experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip
ABC News - 4d
UN experts accuse Israel of sexual violence and 'genocidal acts' in Gaza

Israel strongly rejects the findings of the report and accuses the UN Human Rights council of antisemitism.
BBC News - 3d
Wildfires Quickly Spread Across Texas and Oklahoma

In Oklahoma alone, more than 150 blazes were burning, which have destroyed almost 300 structures and killed at least one person.
The New York Times - 1d
Texas measles outbreak linked to cases in New Mexico, Oklahoma

The measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas has been linked to confirmed cases in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The outbreak in West Texas is centered in Gaines County, which neighbors Lea ...
The Hill - 4d
Yung Filly pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

The rapper and YouTuber appeared before Perth Magistrates Court in Australia on Tuesday.
BBC News - 6d
Woman charged after allegedly holding her stepson captive for more than 20 years

Kimberly Sullivan is accused of cruelty and abusing her stepson for more than 20 years. Police say the victim, a 32-year-old man, said he was kept locked away in a room since he was 11 years old. ...
CBS News - 4d
Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy released after Texas DA declines to pursue charges

Kansas City wideout faced third-degree felony charge Worthy was taken in first round of last year’s draft Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to ...
The Guardian - Mar. 9
Noel Clarke aims to create ‘moral equivalence’ between himself and accusers, court hears

On third day of cross-examination, the actor claimed accusers voluntarily engaged in sexual conversation. Noel Clarke is trying to create “moral equivalence” between his alleged sexual misconduct ...
The Guardian - 4d
5 dead in 17-vehicle Texas crash; man charged with intoxication manslaughter

A man was charged Friday with intoxication manslaughter after five people were killed and several injured in a late-night wreck in Austin, Texas, that involved over a dozen vehicles on Interstate ...
NBC News - 2d
Exclusive: Every McDonald’s in Britain warned of crackdown over staff sexual abuse

The warning from the UK's equality watchdog comes after the "extremely serious" allegations uncovered by the BBC.
BBC News - 3d
Texas bill would charge transgender people with 'fraud'

Transgender Texans could be charged with fraud under state legislation filed this month that seeks to make publicly identifying as trans illegal. House Bill 3817, introduced last week by ...
The Hill - 5d
Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get U.S. residency

A former mayor from Haiti is set to go on trial Monday after authorities say he lied on his visa application about committing rights abuses in his country.
NBC News - 7h
Chiefs' Worthy arrested on family violence charge

Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge Friday in Texas.
ESPN - Mar. 8
UN experts accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians

Yahoo News - 4d
UN experts accuse Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians

Yahoo News - 4d
UN experts accuse Israel of sexual violence and 'genocidal acts' in Gaza

Yahoo News - 3d
Texas man accused of violent assault on American Airlines flight to D.C.

The FBI arrested a Texas man, Asterius Rulamka, for allegedly beating one passenger, attempting to strike another, injuring a second passenger and vulgarly berating a flight attendant.
CBS News - 6d
Mace sued for defamation by man she accused of abuse in floor speech

The legal action seeks to carve out an exception from the speech or debate clause of the Constitution.
Politico - 2d
Forecasters Warn of ‘Wildfire Outbreak’ Across Texas and Oklahoma

Strong winds and dry conditions could help fuel fires in parts of the Southwest and the Plains on Friday.
The New York Times - 3d
Critical Fire Conditions Expected to Return to Texas and Oklahoma

Forecasters warn that more “very destructive” fires could spread uncontrollably.
The New York Times - 49m
Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say

After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s largely unregulated homeschooling system could allow abusive parents to ...
NBC News - 3d
Daughter of Pelicot Accuses Him of Rape in Police Complaint

Dominique Pelicot, who was convicted of drugging and raping his wife for years, had denied abusing his daughter in a trial that horrified France.
The New York Times - Mar. 7