Woman says she was sexually abused as child by evangelical pastor

Cindy Clemishire says that Pastor Robert Morris began to sexually abuse her in 1982 when she was 12 and he was 21. Morris went on to found Gateway Church, building it into a megachurch with nine campuses in North Texas. He resigned last month, saying without being specific that he had "inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady." Morris did not respond to multiple interview requests. NBC News' Antonia Hylton reports.

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