Category: sexual abuse

We have another instance of a registered sex offender being used in a leadership position at a United Pentecostal Church.

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 a news report. At the time of his charges, Brad Spacek was a freshman teacher at Chavez High School in California.

It has been shared that he used to attend Christian Life Center years back, but presently is involved at another United Pentecostal Church, Lighthouse of the Valley, also in Stockton, where Michael Delgado is pastor. There may be many attending this church who are unaware of his past criminal record.

According to the church’s website, Brad Spacek is part of the single adult leadership team and has spoken at their annual single adult conferences, the last being held in August 2025. He has also preached at the church at least once, on October 30, 2024. Attached are screenshots showing some of his involvement.

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.

I originally posted about this on February 22, 2026 on our Facebook Page.

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This is a continuation of our coverage on United Pentecostal Church minister Audley F. Castro, who was the long-term pastor of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church Of Pickering (APC) in Ontario, a legally affiliated UPCI church. It appears to be one of the largest UPCI churches in Ontario. (See Part One and Part Two.) Audley Castro resigned on July 9, 2025 amidst allegations of sexual misconduct allegedly spanning years.

This is the second part of our July 23 post where we shared two letters that had been released by the church in late 2021. In one letter it was stated that, “Between August 14, 2021 and November 7, 2021, former members of our congregation published a series of videos on YouTube making several statements about the Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Pickering (‘APC’) and Reverend Audley Castro (‘Rev. Castro’).”

Looking for the videos on YouTube brought up nothing and it was subsequently learned that they were removed due to a court order. However, they are still available on Rumble at The House of Prayer’s channel, which started on January 12, 2021. Four of their eleven videos address Audley Castro and the Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Pickering.

The first video, released on August 14, 2021 and lasting just one minute and 42 seconds, has no sound and is simply written statements accusing Audley Castro of adultery. Dean Delpeache, a former UPCI minister, is listed under the video. His name is seen under all four. Joel Woodburn is the one bringing the accusations, though this isn’t disclosed until the final video.

It alleged that, “Many ministers and leaders at APC are also involved in this adulterous and other wicked sexual activity who God will shortly expose.”

Continuing on, they name one of Castro’s alleged “partners” and shares she was 55 years old and pregnant, claiming it happened ten years after menopause, which is a wild claim, something which is not possible except potentially through IVF. They end with some additional claims regarding the mark of the beast.

The second video from August 16, 2021 is shorter than the first and again has no sound. Here it is stated that the adultery mentioned in the first video was with a minister’s wife, meaning Joel Woodburn.

The third is undated, even shorter and again has no sound. It stated that “As a public confession or denial was not given after I released this information on August 14, 2021, I am disclosing additional information to further clarify the truth.” It is then alleged that the woman is this person’s ex-wife and that the baby was aborted.

The fourth, released on November 7, 2021, is 14 minutes long, and there is finally sound and we see Joel Woodburn’s daughter, Rachel, narrating it. The names of Arnold MacLauchlan and David Bernard are shared underneath the video. Rachel states her family served in the church for almost a decade and that she had a series of dreams showing her that God is going to take down the church. She says to ask God to show you in a dream that these accusations are true. There are some other wild claims.

Returning to the letters released by the church, they also claimed, “At this time, the Board is seeking legal counsel about the best path forward.”

What many members of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church Of Pickering may not know is that a lawsuit was filed on April 5, 2022 by the church and Audley Castro against Joel and Rachel Woodburn. This was case CV2200679382000 in Ontario. They were suing for $165,000 and were represented by Gwendolyn Adrian.

Joel and Rachel Woodburn did not respond to the lawsuit, so a default judgement was entered against them in 2023. Because of this, as evidence was not presented in the case, it is unknown what accusations in the videos, if any, were true. As far as the Court is concerned, it was all defamation.

According to a court document posted by the attorney, Audley Castro was awarded $60,000 and the church $15,000. In addition, $13,130 was awarded for partial indemnity fees and disbursements. Whether Castro or APC received any money is unknown. Some may be unaware that when money is awarded in a lawsuit, it does not mean it will be able to be collected. Some have to go through a separate process to see if a defendant’s wages can be garnished, which can be an ongoing difficulty, and there are times that a plaintiff never receives anything.

The judge stated that the awards were on a joint and several basis, which means that both Joel and Rachel Woodburn are fully responsible for the entire debt. This allows the a plaintiffs to collect the full amount from any one of the parties.

I will mention that sometimes churches and ministers will file a lawsuit in an attempt to silence someone who speaks out about them. I have seen this happen. Here in the USA, some states have anti-SLAPP laws that protect individuals from SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). Those laws can shut down frivolous and silencing lawsuits and that can be very costly for a plaintiff as they could be liable for the attorney fees of any defendants.

Attached are some screenshots from the lawsuit, a document which was posted on LinkedIn by the attorney, and two screenshots from the church’s Facebook Page showing that Joel Woodburn was an important part of the church for years.

More will be shared in the future in regard to the member only meeting that was held at the church on July 14, 2025.

I originally posted about this on August 22, 2025 on our Facebook Page.

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This is a continuation of our coverage on former United Pentecostal Church pastor and presbyter, Robert Anthony “Tony” Langston, born November 9, 1964, who has been charged with sexual crimes against a minor in Colorado. Langston also had been the Colorado District Youth Secretary and the District Youth President. This is case number 25CR03894 in Denver County.

The alleged crimes happened while Tony Langston was the youth pastor of Landmark Tabernacle, a UPCI church in Denver, Colorado. The pastor was Billy Hale, now considered the bishop, who was also the Colorado District Superintendent at the time. Hale’s son-in-law, Dannie Hood, is the current senior pastor.

Back in 2000, we made two blogs about this, though no names were mentioned at the time as no arrests or charges had been made. You may want to read Colorado United Pentecostal Sex Abuse Cases Part 3 and Colorado United Pentecostal Sex Abuse Cases Part 4 for additional information. See also Part 1,  Part 2  and Part 3 of our recent posts.

In our previous posts, we shared the charges, bond, and a basic summary of what has happened from July 10 through July 24, 2025, as well as a rundown of his UPCI licensing and positions from 1987 through 2011. We also shared the four page supporting affidavit for his warrant, which gives more insight into the charges.

There was a prior case in Montgomery County, Texas in 2005

Thanks to the investigative work of Reggie Love on Facebook, it has been discovered that 2025 is not the first time CSA charges were filed against Robert Anthony Langston.

In 2005 in Montgomery County, Texas, there was an indecency with a child case, Statute 21.11(a)(1) a 2nd degree felony, against Anthony Langston which was filed on August 2, 2005. This is case 05-08-06814.

It is with a very heavy heart that I share with you the information in this post. I will refrain from saying everything I would like to say.

A grand jury heard testimony against Tony Langston and on August 2, 2005, an indictment was filed against him for an incident which happened on or about June 27, 2005. It states that Langston engaged “in sexual contact with [name redacted], a child younger than 17 years and not the spouse of the Defendant, by having said child touch the Defendant’s genitals.”

Tony was living in Jersey City, New Jersey and was pastor of Tapestry Church, now Freedom Church Jersey City, which was called the International Christian Center at the time. The following year he was voted in as a presbyter of the New Jersey Metro District of the UPCI.

On August 8, 2005, bond was set at $15,000. It appears it was paid on September 3, 2005. He retained Gilbert G. Garcia to represent him.

On December 8, 2005, a motion was made for DNA testing and it was granted the same day. Anthony Langston was given until January 13, 2006 to provide this. Prior to this on November 8, 2005, another order for DNA testing was made, as well as him needing to be tested for AIDS/HIV and STDs. I have not included the first order in the attachments.

Here is where my heart sank. On January 12, 2006, a motion to dismiss was filed and marked “in the interest of justice.” Just below that, the reason given was that “The victim is Deceased.” This happened in just a few short months.

Langston may have never submitted his DNA as the deadline happened after the victim died. Had the right thing been done when things came to light at Landmark Tabernacle, this alleged crime probably would never have occurred. That teenager might still be alive.

Attached are the indictment, bond, motion and order for DNA testing, the order of dismissal and the judge’s docket sheet. I redacted the victim’s name from the indictment and the personal info on the bond record.

I originally posted about this on July 31, 2025 and August 1, 2025 on our Facebook Page.

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This is a continuation of our coverage on former United Pentecostal Church pastor and presbyter, Robert Anthony “Tony” Langston, born November 9, 1964, who has been charged with sexual crimes against a minor in Colorado. Langston also had been the Colorado District Youth Secretary and the District Youth President. This is case number 25CR03894 in Denver County.

Back in 2000, we made two blogs about this, though no names were mentioned at the time as no arrests or charges had been made. You may want to read Colorado United Pentecostal Sex Abuse Cases Part 3 and Colorado United Pentecostal Sex Abuse Cases Part 4 for additional information. See also Part 1 and Part 2 of our recent posts.

The alleged crimes happened while Tony Langston was the youth pastor of Landmark Tabernacle, a UPCI church in Denver, Colorado. The pastor was Billy Hale, now considered the bishop, who was also the Colorado District Superintendent at the time. Hale’s son-in-law, Dannie Hood, is the current senior pastor. Some readers may recall our article about Dannie Hood refusing to testify in the trial of Jesse Klockenbrink, a twice convicted sex offender, in 2018. Klockenbrink still attends the church. See United Pentecostal Pastor Dannie Hood’s Refusal To Testify.

In our previous post, we shared the charges, bond, and a basic summary of what has happened since July 10 through July 24, 2025, as well as a rundown of his UPCI licensing and positions from 1987 through 2011.

In this post, we are sharing the four page supporting affidavit for his warrant, which gives more insight into the charges. It had already been redacted by the court but I redacted two things. Some may find it triggering.

You will learn that the SVU of Hudson County, New Jersey was investigating Tony Langston earlier this year for the sexual assault of a child. Due to that investigation, they discovered that there was an assault in Colorado during September or October of 1998.

In May 2025, the Colorado investigator interviewed the victim. The victim shared that while Tony was a Youth Pastor at the church, he took an interest in him and “started to mentor him.” They began to be together more and more, including him babysitting Tony’s young daughter. “Most of the time [name redacted] would be alone with Langston.”

Since Tony’s wife got a position working overnight, Tony would tell the victim that he was lonely and wanted company. On one of these occasions, Tony invited him to watch a vampire movie and while there, Tony asked “if he wanted to have some fun.

“Langston offered [name redacted] what he believed to be cough syrup or Nyquil. Langston told him it would feel good and he should try it, it was liquid Benadryl. Langston told him that it’d make him feel loopy. He poured [name redacted] a cap full and talked him into taking it. Later, Langston asked [name redacted] if he felt it, to which [name redacted] responded no.” Langston then gave him another and he started to feel sleepy, so Langston told him to go and lay on the bed and he’d finish the movie alone. The victim woke up to find Langston performing oral sex on him.

There is also a brief mention of an interview with another victim. They “stated that Langston appeared to prefer boys in the church who had absent fathers or were raised by their grandparents.”

Billy Hale was interviewed on May 20, 2025 and he shared he knew about the victim being molested. “Hale stated that he has heard other people hint about sex abuse by Langston, but no one has come out and said it. Hale stated he didn’t report the incident to police because he was under the impression that [name redacted] wouldn’t testify.”

The victim shared that he told a friend what happened, “who then reported it to Pastor Hale.” There was a meeting with Hale and it was shared that he attempted to contact the police chief. “Hale gave Langston time to gracefully leave the church but told him he could no longer be a youth pastor there.”

In our blog from 2020, where we initially did not name anyone, we shared what a former member of the church had witnessed at the time this was happening. Below is part of what she shared.

“Then…it happened again. It almost felt like a horrible déjà vu. A Sunday night service came and went without Youth Pastor Z one Sunday…and again the visitors were asked to leave the service because of an ‘all church meeting.’

“Youth Pastor Z was asked to resign and we were not allowed to have any contact with them. They were also leaving the state immediately. No details were given.

“I was so sick to my stomach. What happened this time? Why is our youth group cursed?

“This time, I didn’t hear for years whatever happened with Youth Pastor Z. This story was kept under wraps for a long time. He moved away and has since pastored a church in another state.

“…I have found out from a couple of the victims that after everything came out, the church pastor asked to meet with them and their parent/guardians. They were instructed not to involve the authorities in both of these cases because it wasn’t ‘biblical.’ The pastor said that he wanted to allow God to deal with them and that God’s punishment would be far greater than anything the law could ever do to them.”

This is not the only case where similar happened at Landmark Tabernacle under the leadership of Billy Hale. As you can see from our previous post, Billy Hale did not ask Tony Langston to turn in his license and obviously did not report the information to UPCI headquarters as Langston remained licensed for a decade after leaving Landmark Tabernacle. One wonders how many other allegations have been similarly mishandled.

Anthony Langston is the founder and former pastor of Tapestry Church, which in June 2025 became Freedom Church Jersey City, when Tony resigned and turned it over to former UPCI minister Wade Haskins.

I originally posted about this on  July 25, 2025 on our Facebook Page.

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