A few weeks ago, Robert Morris was pastor of the largest megachurch in the United States, but all of that changed when the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old he committed in the early 1980s was made known to the public for the first time. He has since resigned in disgrace. However, new details emerged where the victim, Cindy Clemishire demanded $2 million after Robert Morris’s assistance that she name a price.
According to transcripts obtained by NBC News:
“Put a price on it,” Morris said on Sept. 22, 2005, according to a document that appears to be a transcript of a phone call. The document was provided to NBC News by a former Gateway staff member.
“It is not a small number,” the woman, Cindy Clemishire, responded, according to the transcript. “Money doesn’t make you happy and I can understand that. So that is not what this is about.”
Morris again pressed her to name a figure.
“Two Million Dollars,” Clemishire said, the transcript shows.
A moment later, Morris ended the conversation.
It was initially reported that Cindy Clemishire, in 2005, only sought $50000 but was countered with $25000 and an NDA. Robert Morris has confessed to being a child molester in the initial leaked memo put out by the elders containing numerous details that make it clear she was a minor at the time. In these transcripts, the confession is also clear. One thing that is not entirely clear is the inconsistencies such as the money sought in 2005 where the whole story was not disclosed in the initial report, but rather a misleading detail was reported.
