HAPRA: Former Soccer Coach Faces Federal Child Porn ChargesAugust 5, 2026Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.comUPDATE: Sampson arraignment rescheduled to August 11th in federal court. Howell Area Parks and Recreation Authority reports a former volunteer co-ed soccer coach was recently charged by the federal government with both child sexual exploitation and distribution of child pornography. "To the best of HAPRA's knowledge, these federal charges have nothing to do with Mr. Sampson’s service as a volunteer coach at HAPRA." HAPRA said it will cooperate with any Federal, State, and local requests for information regarding this former volunteer coach. As there are ongoing federal criminal charges against Sampson, HAPRA will have "no further comment on this subject until Mr. Sampson’s criminal referral is concluded."