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Where Is Apollo Quiboloy Now? 10 Million Pesos Reward Offered For Information On Fugitive Televangelist
Authored by: Arkaprovo Roy
Updated Jul 11, 2024, 05:39 IST
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- A reward of 10 million pesos (U.S. $170,760) has been offered by a group of Philippine citizens for information leading to the capture of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s spiritual adviser, Apollo Quiboloy.
- Abalos said that he was still in the Philippines based on intelligence information when questioned about Quiboloy's location.
- Quiboloy was charged by a U.S. grand jury in November 2021 for allegedly orchestrating a sex-trafficking operation. Federal prosecutors accused him of coercing girls as young as 12 to have sex with him under the threat of “eternal damnation.”
A reward of 10 million pesos (U.S. $170,760) has been offered by a group of Philippine citizens for information leading to the capture of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s spiritual adviser, Apollo Quiboloy. The televangelist, who is the head of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), is wanted in the US and the Philippines for alleged sexual offenses.
Benjamin Abalos Jr., the interior secretary, revealed the prize on Monday. He said that anonymous donors, impatient with the sluggish pace of Quiboloy's prosecution, had provided the money. In both nations, Quiboloy, 73, is charged with child and sexual abuse as well as trafficking. Quiboloy was encouraged by Abalos to turn himself in and answer to the charges in court.
“It is very simple. If you really are innocent, Pastor Quiboloy, there is a court. Surrender and face the accusations against you like any ordinary person,” Abalos said during a news conference. “It is simple. The law is the law.”
Abalos said that he was still in the Philippines based on intelligence information when questioned about Quiboloy's location.
Chief of the National Police Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil issued a warning, threatening to prosecute anyone who helped Quiboloy escape the law. Marbil added that investigators were looking into the possibility of charging former President Duterte with encouraging Quiboloy. This comes after Duterte declared in public on June 30 that he was aware of Quiboloy's whereabouts but chose not to reveal it.
Duterte said last month that the raids on Quiboloy's Davao City residences were "overkill" and accused the government of harassing the televangelist.
Quiboloy was charged by a U.S. grand jury in November 2021 for allegedly orchestrating a sex-trafficking operation. Federal prosecutors accused him of coercing girls as young as 12 to have sex with him under the threat of “eternal damnation.” Quiboloy allegedly recruited girls and young women, aged 12 to 25, to work as personal assistants or “pastorals” at his church, which has branches in California.
Quiboloy risks 15 years to life in prison for sex trafficking and five to 20 years for fraud and money laundering if found guilty in the United States.
In 1985, Quiboloy established KOJC. When his pal Rodrigo Duterte was elected president of the Philippines in 2016, his profile took a big jump. Duterte was appointed administrator of Quiboloy's church properties in March, while Quiboloy fled the country to avoid being arrested on charges of sexual assault in the United States.
Quiboloy has also refrained from testifying in front of the Philippine Senate, which has been looking into the accusations made against him. During his time as Davao City mayor, Duterte had openly acknowledged accepting pricey vehicles and real estate from Quiboloy, even though he insisted on giving them back.
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