The United States Department of Justice stressed that there was clear evidence supporting Apollo Quiboloy’s violations of US criminal law.
The “Federal Bureau of Investigation’s release of a wanted poster for fugitive Apollo Quiboloy follows a multi-year law enforcement effort,” said Nicole Navas Oxman, senior communications advisor for International Law Enforcement spokesperson.
Suggesting that the prosecution of the case will be pursued, she clarified that the wanted poster for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder is not related to the Philippines’ ongoing presidential election campaign.
Oxman, however, refused to comment on the extradition or a possible US request for the provisional arrest of Quiboloy, who has been President Rodrigo Duterte’s close friend and spiritual adviser.
In November 2021, prosecutors in California announced sex trafficking charges against Quiboloy, alleging that he and several others had sexually abused female church members aged 12 to 25 in exchange for privileges as well as avoiding “eternal damnation”.
Many of Quiboloy’s assets are alleged to be ill-gotten.
