Kilgore minister arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child

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KLTV

By Marshall Stephens
By Lexie Cook

KILGORE, TX (KLTV) –
On Monday, Kilgore Police Officers responded to the 100 block of Woodlawn Street in Kilgore and arrested Glenn Douglas Barton, 62 , of Kilgore. Barton was charged with an outstanding Rusk County warrant of arrest for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, a felony grade offense.

Barton stood before a Kilgore judge Monday night and took one last look into the crowd before being taken to the Rusk County Jail.

According to the Kilgore Police Department, Barton is a minister at Calvary Way Pentecostal Church in Kilgore.

People in Kilgore say they can’t believe the news of his arrest.

“People are going to be shocked, it’s horrible. Being a mother, I can’t even imagine going through that,” says Kyla Trich, a Kilgore community member.

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