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'Di kayo anak ng Diyos': Senate panel orders Quiboloy to attend hearing on sex abuse allegations

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — The Senate committee on Women, Children, Family Relations on Tuesday ordered Davao-based televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, leader of the controversial Kingdom of Jesus Christ church (KOJC), to attend the next hearing on alleged illegal practices in his religious group.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/01/23/24/2-ukrainian-pastorals-accuse-quiboloy-of-sexual-abuse">2 Ukrainian &#x27;pastorals&#x27; accuse Quiboloy of sexual abuse</a></li></ul>&quot;Kayo pastor ang dapat humarap sa susunod na pagdinig because you are being subpoenad by this committee. Di po kayo anak ng Diyos na exempt sa awtoridad ng estado,&quot; said panel chairperson Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who initiated the probe.Quiboloy skipped Tuesday&#x27;s hearing despite the panel&#x27;s repeated invitation.Hontiveros denied that the investigation was a &quot;religious persecution,&quot; saying she only wants to uncover alleged &quot;disgusting&quot; abuses within the KOJC.&quot;Hindi po ito religious persecution. Ito&#x27;y pagsisiyasat sa paggamit sa paniniwala, pananalig o pananampalatay ng iba para gumawa ng mga kasuklamsuklam na abuso at pinsala sa mga tao,&quot; Hontiveros&#x27; panel on Tuesday presented several testimonies from Quiboloy and his church&#x27;s alleged victims, mostly women who accused the leader of sexual abuse.The senator said her panel would introduce more witnesses alleging abuses by Quiboloy and his group.&quot;Sa hearing na isa-subpoena kayo, maglalabas kami ng iba pang mga testigo,&quot; Hontiveros warned.

A Senate committee on Tuesday ordered televangelist Apollo Quiboloy to attend the next hearing on alleged illegal practices in his religious group.

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'Di kayo anak ng Diyos': Senate panel orders Quiboloy to attend hearing on sex abuse allegations

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 23, 2024 06:53 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 24, 2024 07:45 AM PHT

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