Did James Robison Meet With Victim’s Family Know She Was 12?

The televangelist who received roped into Robert Morris‘ scandal is talking out after being accused of accompanying the ex-Gateway pastor to satisfy the household of the 12-year-old he allegedly abused.

James Robison vehemently denied the allegations, claiming he didn’t know in regards to the alleged conferences between Morris and the accuser’s household.

Morris resigned from the megachurch in Southlake, Texas, this month after the scandal was uncovered. The spiritual group introduced it obtained a regulation agency to analyze the declare made by Cindy Clemishire, who alleged the pastor sexually abused her over a number of years relationship again to the ’80s when she was solely 12.

Robison sat alongside his spouse, Betty, to deal with the allegations.

“Individuals have been asking questions on my relationship with Robert. Some persons are claiming that I used to be current when Robert met with the sufferer’s household in 1987, and I knew the lady’s age when these incidents befell. That is false. It’s, the truth is, a lie,” he shared in a video on social media.

Robison, the president of Life Outreach Worldwide, stated he was “shocked” to be taught of the alleged sufferer’s age within the information.

“I used to be conscious that Robert had had ethical failures in his previous. However I had no thought it was against the law involving a baby. That is completely unacceptable,” he shared.

“The way in which Robert dealt with it was completely incorrect. It was incorrect. Abuse of a kid shouldn’t be tolerated,” Robison continued. “I’d do something to enchantment to Cindy and her household. Betty and I are praying for everybody who’s been harm by these horrible occasions.”

Clemishire, now a 54-year-old grandmother, claimed Morris allegedly started sexually abusing her on Dec. 25, 1982. She stated the alleged abuse, which reportedly included penetration, continued for four-and-a-half years.

Morris wrote in his ebook about touring with Robinson inside a yr of turning into a Christian however stepping away from the ministry within the ’80s as a result of “Lord orchestrated the circumstances for me to step out of ministry.”

“After a month of working nights as a safety guard at Motel 6, I felt I had made nice strides towards humility. I made a decision that maybe I used to be able to return to ministry,” he acknowledged. “So I checked again with James Robison’s ministry to see if that they had any job openings. I used to be completely satisfied to find that they wanted a morning supervisor at their prayer heart, from 5 A.M. to 2 P.M.”