A bill restricting nondisclosure agreements in sexual abuse cases is headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Cindy Clemishire, a woman whom Gateway Church’s former lead pastor Robert Morris is accused of abusing as a child, supported the bill and testified in favor of the proposed law as it made its way through the legislative process.
“NDAs may be presented as legal formalities, but in cases like mine, they are tools that continue the abuse,” Clemishire said during a May committee hearing. “They protect the abuser and keep victims in shame.” Clemishire told lawmakers she was groomed and abused by Morris beginning at the age of 12. Morris is facing criminal charges in Oklahoma related to the alleged abuse. Clemishire said she refused an NDA years later as part of a settlement while seeking financial restitution.
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