Victim Reportedly Recorded Pastor Accused of Sexual Assault

KILGORE � A Kilgore pastor arrested Monday and charged with sexually assaulting a child was reportedly recorded by his victim warning the boy to �cover for each other� in weeks leading to the arrest. According to KETK, the criminal complaint described acts that police said Glenn Douglas Barton, 62, pastor of Calvary Way Church, committed against a child starting in 2009. On February 21, the victim told workers at the Rusk County Children�s Advocacy Center that the assaults started with the pastor fondling the boy and placing his hands in the child�s pants, according to the complaint. After that, the victim stated Barton forced him to perform sex acts on regular occasions. Barton was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, a felony offense, and was held Tuesday on $50,000 bond. Kilgore police spokesman Capt. Roman Roberson said there is no indication more than one child was involved in the assault. According to the church�s website, Barton is the senior pastor and has been with the church since 1999.