Three former Gateway Church elders who church leaders said were aware of details involving the alleged sexual abuse by founding Pastor Robert Morris have asked to be removed from a civil suit in Dallas County.
Gayland Lawshe, Jeremy Carasco and Thomas Miller have all filed motions in the defamation suit brought by Cindy Clemishire, the now-adult woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Morris four decades ago.
Lawsuit alleges coordinated cover-up effort
The suit argues that Morris, along with his wife, Debbie, the church, and a group of former and current elders and staff, put out false statements as part of an effort to cover up what happened.
In his filing posted Monday, Miller argued any statements he made “were without actual malice (i.e., in good faith).”…