The office of Sen. Risa Hontiveros says the camp of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) sect leader and alleged sex offender Apollo Quiboloy already accepted the Senate subpoena on Thursday, February 22, 2024. Hontiveros earlier said that if Quiboloy failed to attend the hearing, she would cite him for contempt and have the self-proclaimed 鈥淎ppointed Son of God鈥� arrested. (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The camp of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) sect leader and an accused sex offender, Apollo Quiboloy, already accepted the Senate subpoena on Thursday.
The office of Senator Risa Hontiveros reported on Friday that KJC legal counsel Marie Dinah Tolentino Fuentes had received the subpoena for the embattled televangelist.
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Quiboloy was ordered to appear on Tuesday next week, March 5, before Hontiveros鈥� Senate committee on women, children, family relations, and gender equality, which has been investigating his and his KJC鈥檚 alleged crimes.
Hontiveros earlier said that if聽Quiboloy failed to attend the hearing, she would cite him for contempt and have the self-proclaimed 鈥淎ppointed Son of God鈥� arrested.
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The House of Representatives has required Quiboloy to appear on March 12 before its committee on legislative franchises to investigate alleged violations of the KJC-owned Sonshine Media Network Inc.
Quiboloy gave a 36-minute voice message on YouTube on Wednesday, calling these hearings an agenda to 鈥渄emonize me and destroy my reputation.鈥�
Quiboloy has claimed a plot to have him killed. That鈥檚聽why he went into hiding despite a subpoena having been issued to him to appear before a Senate investigation.
In the audio statement, Quiboloy accused the United States government of orchestrating a plan to assassinate him. He said the supposed scheme would involve hit men storming his compound to kidnap and eventually murder him.
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He implicated President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the kill plot, claiming Marcos was conspiring with the US to execute it.
However, the Philippine National Police said Thursday it had not intercepted any information indicating threats to Quiboloy鈥檚 life.
In 2022, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation put out 鈥淲anted鈥� posters of Quiboloy 鈥渇or his alleged participation in a labor trafficking scheme that brought church members to the United States via fraudulently obtained visas and forced the members to solicit donations for a bogus charity, donations that were used instead to finance church operations and the lavish lifestyles of its leaders.鈥�
According to the FBI poster, Quiboloy had been facing various charges in the United States, such as 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.