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Police secure Kingdom of Jesus Christ Pastor Apollo Quiboloy as arrives at the Pasig Regional Trial Court for his arraignment on Friday, September 13, 2024. Quiboloy and his co-accused, who surrendered to authorities last Sunday more than 2 weeks after police raided the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao City, were facing human trafficking charges before the Pasig RTC branch 159. ABS-CBN News

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Karen De Guzman

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726193902483viber_image_2024-09-13_08-57-14-099.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">Police secure Kingdom of Jesus Christ Pastor Apollo Quiboloy as arrives at the Pasig Regional Trial Court for his arraignment on Friday, September 13, 2024. Quiboloy and his co-accused, who surrendered to authorities last Sunday more than 2 weeks after police raided the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao City, were facing human trafficking charges before the Pasig RTC branch 159. ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused pleaded not guilty to charges of qualified human trafficking, according to the legal counsel of one of the victims.<br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/12/cops-bring-quiboloy-co-accused-to-pasig-rtc-705"></a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/12/cops-bring-quiboloy-co-accused-to-pasig-rtc-705">• Cops bring Quiboloy, co-accused to Pasig RTC</a></p><p><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068580"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><br/>Quiboloy and 4 co-accused were arraigned at the Pasig City Regional Trial Court branch 159 on Friday morning for the human trafficking complaint against them.<br/><br/>KOJC chief legal counsel Israelito Torreon said they would refrain from making further comments as the case was already in court.<br/><br/>“Not guilty ang kanyang plead. Wala kaming statement kasi ang kaso nasa korte na. Nag-plead na not guilty,” Torreon said.</p><div><br/><strong></strong></div><div><strong>&#x27;TATAG LANG&#x27; </strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Before the arraignment, Quiboloy, wearing an orange shirt under a bulletproof vest and black jacket, along with a Kevlar helmet and face mask, gave a brief message to his followers.</p><p>“Tatag lang. Tatag lang,” he said.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q_uNA7CCf_g" title="&#x27;Tatag lang&#x27;: Quiboloy has message for KOJC followers | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>The court will decide whether Quiboloy&#x27;s presence would be required at the next trial.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the video conference for their case at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court was set at 1 p.m.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>WITNESS PROTECTION </strong></div><p><br/><br/>The self-styled “<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/26/who-was-apollo-quiboloy-before-the-downfall-1027">Appointed Son of God</a>” was accused of trafficking female KOJC members, some as young as 12 years old, to sell goods and raise funds for the church.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/9/12/davao-city-police-chief-says-5-female-pastorals-reveal-they-were-sexually-molested-by-quiboloy-1725">• 5 more KOJC members report alleged sexual abuse by Quiboloy: police</a></div><p>Some female members have accused Quiboloy of molestation, alleging the pastor said it was their way of getting into heaven.<span id="isPasted" style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Department of Justice on Friday said alleged victims of Quiboloy who wanted to testify against him could be admitted to the government’s witness protection program.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Pwedeng pwede silang masali sa Witness Protection Program,” DOJ Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty  said in a televised briefing.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He noted that the DOJ offered witness protection to Amanda, who was among the first to accused Quiboloy of sexual abuse during a Senate hearing.  </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Pero para sa kanya at sa kanyang abugado ay mas komportable sila sa sarili nilang arrangements sa proteksyon ni alias Amanda. </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ang na-arrange nalang namin sa kanila, kada punta nila sa korte ay mae-escort sila ng mga tao namin sa WPP,” the official said. </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Yung mga iba namang biktima kung gusto nilang masama sa WPP, handang-handa kami doon, lumapit lang namin sila sa aming tanggapan at ilalapit namin sila sa WPP at sila nalang magkakasundo kung ano ang magiging arrangement nila sa witness protection,” he added.    </span><br/><br/>Quiboloy and his co-accused surrendered to authorities last Sunday, more than 2 weeks after police raided the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Buhangin, Davao City to serve his arrest warrant.<br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Quiboloy’s day in court was a “big step”  towards serving justice, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said. </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Papaharapin natin si Quiboloy at mga kapwa niya akusado sa Senado. Maraming biktima pa ang gustong mag-testigo para ipaglaban ang kanilang pagkatao, ang kanilang dignidad, at ang buong katotohanan,” she added. </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hontiveros chairs the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality which led the investigation on Quiboloy on January 23, February 19, and March 5 this year. </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It has yet to schedule a hearing for Quiboloy, whom it ordered arrested after he ignored the Senate hearings. <strong>– With reports from Pia Gutierrez and RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News </strong></span></p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>KOJC founder Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused pleaded not guilty to charges of qualified human trafficking, according to the legal counsel of one of the victims.</p>

KOJC founder Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused pleaded not guilty to charges of qualified human trafficking, according to the legal counsel of one of the victims.

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Quiboloy pleads not guilty to qualified human trafficking raps

Karen De Guzman,

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Published September 13, 2024 10:15 AM PHT

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Updated September 13, 2024 02:12 PM PHT

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