# Robert Morris appears bruised in registry photo

> A new sex offender registry photo shows former Gateway pastor Robert Morris with facial injuries after his first post-jail check-in.
- Title: Robert Morris appears bruised in registry photo | Shortify
- Summary: A new sex offender registry photo shows former Gateway pastor Robert Morris with facial injuries after his first post-jail check-in. Morris remains a…
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- Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth — https://fox4news.com/news/robert-morris-black-eye
- Author: Tracy DeLatte
- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: crime, texas, gateway church, sex offender registry, robert morris, news, local
## A bruised registry photo
Robert Morris appeared with a black eye and swollen lip in a new Texas sex offender registry photo dated Sept. 15, 2026.

> His new photo dated Sept. 15, 2026, shows him with a blackened right eye
## Attorney cites a fall
Morris’ lawyer said he fainted in his garage, hit a car door, then fell onto concrete while his wife was nearby.

> This was a medical incident, and Pastor Robert is recovering.
## Three facial fractures
Bill Mateja said Morris was treated in an ER for three broken facial bones. Doctors suspect blood pressure medication taken without food may have caused the fainting.
## First check after jail
The photo came during Morris’ first quarterly check-in since his March release from an Oklahoma jail and April sex offender registration.

> This was Morris’ first check-in since being released from an Oklahoma jail in March
## The abuse case
Morris served six months after admitting he abused Cindy Clemishire in the 1980s, starting when she was 12 and he was a traveling preacher.

> She said the abuse started when she was just 12 years old
## Probation until 2036
Clemishire went public in 2024. Morris resigned from Gateway Church, pleaded guilty in 2025, and must register as a sex offender for life.

> will be on probation through 2036
## Key takeaway

Morris remains a lifetime registered sex offender after pleading guilty to abusing Cindy Clemishire when she was a child.