{"id":2272,"date":"2026-08-06T17:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:30:09","slug":"us-seeks-extradition-of-filipino-church-leader-accused-of-fraud-sex-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2272","title":{"rendered":"US seeks extradition of Filipino church leader accused of fraud, sex crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (3 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social media<\/div>\n<p><title>share-nodes<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-share__links rich-share__links--row\" data-testid=\"share-links\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__social rich-share__social--row\"><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fsbocrq\"><title>facebook<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=US%20seeks%20extradition%20of%20Filipino%20church%20leader%20accused%20of%20fraud%2C%20sex%20crimes&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fsbocrq\"><title>x<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row u-hidden--desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" href=\"\/\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fsbocrq\"><title>whatsapp-stroke<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/sbocrq\"><title>copylink<\/title><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source\"><button class=\"google-preferred-source__button\" aria-label=\"Add Al Jazeera on Google\" data-testid=\"google-preferred-source-button\"><title>google<\/title><span class=\"google-preferred-source__text\">Add Al Jazeera on Google<\/span><\/button><button aria-label=\"See more of Al Jazeera\u2019s trusted journalism by adding us as a preferred source on Google.\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><title>info<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-featured__media\">\n<figure class=\"article-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ap_6a749dcac5e41-1786027466.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"FILE - Apollo Quiboloy takes his oath as he attends a hearing at the Philippine Senate on Oct. 23, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo\/Aaron Favila, File)\"><\/div><figcaption>Apollo Quiboloy takes his oath at a Philippine Senate hearing in Manila, Oct. 23, 2024 [Aaron Favila\/AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\"><a class=\"avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span><a href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\">Al Jazeera Staff<\/a> and <!-- -->The Associated Press<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>The United States has requested the Philippines extradite a Filipino church leader who is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/wanted\/human-trafficking\/apollo-carreon-quiboloy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI\u2019s most wanted list<\/a> to stand trial for child sex trafficking and fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said it received the US government\u2019s request for Apollo Quiboloy\u2019s extradition on Thursday and endorsed it to the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/5\/23\/some-fear-us-philippines-war-games-are-drawing-conflict-closer-to-home\">Some fear US-Philippines war games are drawing conflict closer to home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/7\/24\/philippines-accuses-china-of-using-water-cannon-on-vessels-for-second-day\">Philippines accuses China of using water cannon on vessels for second day<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/101-east\/2026\/7\/25\/tuberculosis-how-drones-are-transforming-care-in-the-philippines\">Tuberculosis: How drones are transforming care in the Philippines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:22px\">The request needs approval from two Philippine courts, which have been trying the detained former televangelist for human trafficking and child abuse charges, according to two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to a lack of authority to discuss the issues publicly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:22px\">Quiboloy <a href=\"\/news\/2024\/9\/8\/philippine-authorities-arrest-church-leader-charged-with-sex-trafficking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was arrested in 2024<\/a> on charges of child and sexual abuse as well as human trafficking. The Philippine Senate separately ordered Quiboloy\u2019s arrest at the time for refusing to appear in public hearings about his alleged crimes. He has been jailed since then.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The preacher denied the allegations, saying they were fabricated by critics and former members who were removed from his religious group.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal suspects in the Philippines must finish their trials and serve their sentences if convicted prior to extradition. However, under the 1994 extradition treaty between Washington and Manila, Philippine justice officials can ask a domestic court to allow the temporary surrender of a suspect to a foreign court to face trial prior to the resolution of their Philippine cases.<\/p>\n<p>Quiboloy, 76, leads the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church, which was founded in 1985 in Davao in the southern Philippines and claims to have a large following both at home and abroad, including the US.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The self-proclaimed \u201cappointed son of God\u201d and \u201cowner of the universe\u201d has made outrageous claims that provoked questions about his character but endeared him to his followers. He once claimed to have stopped a major earthquake from hitting the southern Philippines in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Quiboloy was an influential religious leader in the Philippines and regarded as a political kingmaker. He served as spiritual adviser to former President Rodrigo Duterte, who took office in June 2016. <a href=\"\/news\/2025\/3\/11\/philippines-ex-president-rodrigo-duterte-arrested-on-international-warrant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duterte was arrested<\/a> in Manila last year under a warrant from the International Criminal Court and has since been detained in the Netherlands to face trial for alleged crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, US federal prosecutors announced an indictment of Quiboloy for allegedly having sex with women and underage girls who faced threats of abuse and \u201ceternal damnation\u201d unless they agreed.<\/p>\n<p>It is also alleged that female members of the church were recruited to work as personal assistants, or \u201cpastorals,\u201d for Quiboloy. They would prepare his meals, clean his homes, give him massages and were required to have sex in what the pastorals called \u201cnight duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quiboloy was among nine people named in a superseding indictment returned by a US federal grand jury and unsealed in November 2021. It contained a series of charges, including conspiracy, sex trafficking of children, sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, marriage fraud, money laundering, cash smuggling and visa fraud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Apollo Quiboloy takes his oath at a Philippine Senate hearing in Manila, Oct. 23, 2024 [Aaron Favila\/AP] By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026 The United States has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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