This is not United Pentecostal Church related but is included here due to the seriousness of the charges.
Samantha Jo Scoggins of Port Arthur, Texas was indicted by a Grand Jury on February 11, 2026 on charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child, a first degree felony. The allegations involve the sexual assaults of a boy younger than 15, who was homeschooled in her home starting in November 2024. The abuse started in July 2025 and continued for five months. This is from Jefferson County.
Apparently there is evidence in the form of photos and thousands of text messages.
The boy said he had met Scoggins at church. Apparently Samantha Scoggins has been active at Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church, located in Port Arthur, where Kaleb Rule is pastor. It appears to be an independent Oneness Pentecostal church.
I have attached a screenshot from Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church’s Facebook events page, which shows that she has been involved there in their Greater Purpose program and may have been involved in other ways.
We mention the church so that parents may be aware and check to make sure that if their child has had contact with Scoggins through the church, that they will talk with them to be sure their child was not harmed. All too often cases such as this have more than one victim. We are not alleging any wrongdoing by the church.
At this time, I cannot promise to regularly share updates on this case.
I originally posted about this on February 16, 2026 on our Facebook Page.
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There has been a fair amount of controversy over how Samuel Ofe-Brobe has handled situations since the former pastor, Audley Castro, resigned amidst amidst allegations of sexual misconduct. I have not had time to report on that, but hope to sometime in the future.
Bradford “Brad” William Spacek, born October 6, 1966, was convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 and the 2014 charge involved one victim and was due to at least three incidents between 1999 and 2002 
According to the 
It is always concerning when any church uses a convicted sex offender in any type of leadership role or preaching capacity. A pastor is unwise to allow this. Has Spacek been permitted to be around children at the church? Have members and visitors been made aware of him being on the registry? If you are a parent of a minor and are a member or are visiting this church, you need to be aware of this situation.
This is a continuation of our coverage on former 
In the judge’s order it is mentioned about the potential future sealing of the case. The DA is to advise the alleged victim by February 18 that it will be sealed but there could be an objection to it. Should that happen, they have until March 12, when the victim could appear before the court to object. Tony Langston would not be required to appear.
If it is sealed, that means that the case will no longer be available to the general public or appear in public background checks. However, it is not sealed to everyone.
