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How a Philippine Televangelist Ended Up on the F.B.I.’s Most-Wanted List
Here is what to know about the powerful doomsday preacher Apollo Carreon Quiboloy and his arrest.
The doomsday preacher who stands accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking wielded major influence not only over his devoted followers around the world but also on politicians in his own country, the Philippines.
But in the end, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, surrendered to the Philippine authorities, putting an end to a massive manhunt that had enlisted thousands.
Through his lawyers, Mr. Quiboloy, who is 74, has denied all the accusations against him.
Here is what we know about the preacher, his church and the claims being made against him.
The Preacher
Known to his followers as the Appointed Son of God, Mr. Quiboloy has evangelized to believers across the world, from Ukraine to Brazil to New York. But he has been on the radar of investigators for years.
In 2021, a federal grand jury in the United States indicted the preacher and other church officials in the United States on charges that included conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by force, the sex trafficking of children and fraud.
The group allegedly recruited young women and girls to serve as “pastorals,” a role that included cooking meals and cleaning, but also giving massages to Mr. Quiboloy and, in some cases, having sex with him.
