AFTER indicting him for allegedly having sex with women and underaged girls, the United States (US) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has included Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy and two of his church associates on its most wanted list.
The FBI posted on its website wanted posters of Quiboloy and his associates Helen Panilag and Teresita Dandan for human trafficking.
The self-proclaimed "Appointed Son of God" was charged with "Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion, and Sex Trafficking of Children; Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, and Coercion; Conspiracy; Promotional Money Laundering."
The FBI said Quiboloy has ties to Calabasas, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Kapolei, Hawaii.
The agency said Quiboloy is wanted for his alleged participation in a labor trafficking scheme that brought church members to the US via fraudulently obtained visas.
It added that members were forced to solicit donations for a bogus charity, donations that were used to finance church operations and the lavish lifestyles of its leaders.
"Members who proved successful at soliciting for the church allegedly were forced to enter into sham marriages or obtain fraudulent student visas to continue soliciting in the United States year-round," it said.
The FBI also said females were allegedly recruited to work as personal assistants, or “pastorals,” for Quiboloy and that victims prepared his meals, cleaned his residences, gave him massages and were required to have sex with him in what the pastorals called “night duty.”
"Quiboloy was indicted by a federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Santa Ana, California, for conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion and sex trafficking of children; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; conspiracy; and bulk cash smuggling, and on November 10, 2021, a federal warrant was issued for his arrest," the FBI added.
"If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate," the agency said.
The FBI also said associates Dandan and Panilag were wanted for allegedly engaging in Quiboloy's schemes, being overseers of KJC and bogus charity operations in the US and the rest of the globe, respectively.
Federal prosecutors in the US charged Quiboloy for sex trafficking on November 18, 2021.
The legal counsel of KJC earlier said the sex trafficking charges against Quiboloy and some of its church leaders were "another vicious attempt" to discredit the pastor.
Quiboloy, in one of his Sunday worship on November 28, said the wrath of the Covid-19 pandemic would only end if the public would stop “persecuting, prosecuting and maligning” him.
"I told you, I'm telling you the truth, the day of the Lord is here. Do not ever, ever play a joke or continue to pursue the prosecution of the Appointed Son because the Father in Heaven has already declared through the Appointed Son, no one can escape this," Quiboloy said.
“The way you treated the Appointed Son here, is the way this world is going to receive its judgment,” he added.
Quiboloy, a long-time friend and ally of President Rodrigo Duterte, also predicted a "landslide victory" for presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and vice-presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in the upcoming 2022 national elections. (With reports from RGL of SunStar Davao)