Texas megachurch pastor tried to pay off his child sexual abuse victim, phone transcript shows

Gateway founder Robert Morris allegedly told survivor Cindy Clemishire in 2005 to put a price on it'

Texas megachurch founder and pastor Robert Morris, who recently resigned after confessing to sexually assaulted a child in the 1980s, attempted to pay his abuse survivor for her silence, according to a leaked phone transcript.

The transcript from 22 September 2005, provided to NBC by a former employee of Gateway church, shows Morris telling his victim, who recently revealed herself to be Cindy Clemishire, to put a price on it", when she asked to be compensated for the trauma inflicted on her.