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From sexual abuse that began in the 1980s to his guilty plea more than 30 years later, this is a timeline of everything that happened in Robert Morris' legal saga.

Robert Morris will serve 6 months in Osage County Jail in Oklahoma.

A class-action lawsuit filed by church members last October claims the megachurch falsely promised members that a portion of their tithes would go toward foreign missionary work.

Robert Morris is set to appear in court again Oct. 2.

The woman who accused Gateway Church’s founding pastor Robert Morris of sexually abusing her when she was a child is suing the megachurch, Morris and his wife for defamation and failing to report the alleged abuse. Four church elders deny any wrongdoing in recent court filings.

For over a year, Gateway Church has been in search of a new pastor to guide the congregation into its next chapter following the resignation of founder Robert Morris.

Thursday's court hearing came amid an ongoing legal dispute between Gateway Church and Robert Morris after the church denied his request for millions of dollars as part of his retirement.

Morris stepped down days after allegations he sexual abused Cindy Clemishire when she was a child.

Cindy Clemishire accused Robert Morris of sexually abusing her when she was a child — claims he referred to as a "inappropriate relationship with a young lady." Clemishire is suing Morris and Gateway Church for defamation her when she went public with her claims.

The Southlake-based megachurch named Daniel Floyd, founder of Lifepoint Church in Virginia, as its new senior pastor. Gateway founder Robert Morris resigned last June amid allegations of past sexual abuse of a child.

The church's founding pastor Robert Morris resigned last June after child sexual abuse allegations against him came to light.

Morris, who resigned last year from the Gateway megachurch, was indicted and arrested on five different counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in March. He is set to make his first court appearance May 9.