TEXAS
Dallas Observer

BY AMY MARTYN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

The Baptist pastor with bright blonde hair was popular among preteen boys in the small town of Commerce, a former resident remembers. Pastor Billy Bob Burge worked in Commerce around 12 years ago, says the man, who asked not to be named. His son’s friends who were involved in the church youth group used to talk about going over to Burge’s house to play video games or have sleepovers. Though Burge had a wife, the arrangement still sounded suspicious to him. “I knew there is a basic rule that you don’t get one-on-one [time] with children,” the man says. At events held at the church, the man recalls seeing Burge in person occasionally. The pastor wore baggy pants and sounded like a teenager when he talked. The man says he confided in one close friend about his concerns…