Former megachurch pastor Robert Morris, who once served as Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser, has appeared with a black eye in a new Texas sex offender registry photo.
The Texas Department of Public Safety uploaded the image on Tuesday, showing the 65-year-old Morris with bruising around his right eye.
Morris, who founded Gateway Church, pleaded guilty in October 2025 to charges of indecent conduct with a child after being accused of sexually abusing a young girl in Oklahoma more than 40 years ago.
“Last week, Pastor Robert was in his garage and leaned over to pick something up. When he raised up, he passed out and fell. He first hit a car door and then fell to the concrete floor. His wife, Debbie, was with him at the time,” Morris’ attorney, Bill Mateja, told CBS News Texas.
Morris was taken to hospital by ambulance, where doctors said he had broken three bones in his face.
“Medical staff believe this might have been caused by the act of raising up coupled with him having recently taken his blood pressure medication on an empty stomach,” Mateja said.
Morris led the Southlake, Texas-based Gateway Church for 24 years before resigning in 2024 following allegations that he sexually abused Cindy Clemishire beginning when she was 12.
The abuse allegedly took place at her family’s home in Oklahoma while Morris was working as a travelling preacher and continued for four years.
Morris was sentenced to 10 years in October 2025 but, under a plea agreement, served six months in jail. Clemishire said she had reported the abuse to her parents and church leaders in 1987 and later pursued the allegations in 2005 and 2007.
After his release in March, Clemishire told CBS News Texas, “The most important thing for me was that he plead guilty to all five counts, and that he’d served some amount of time.”
“While most people think it’s not enough, for me, it ensured that he would spend time behind bars,” she said.
Morris is serving probation at his $1.5 million lakefront home in Palo Pinto County. He must report his whereabouts to a probation officer and is prohibited from drinking alcohol, carrying a gun or associating with other convicted felons.
