PNP: More Quiboloy 'victims,' including minors, reported to police

More alleged victims of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy have surfaced and reported their plight to the police, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday.

The supposed victims reached out to the police during the operation for the serving of arrest warrants against Quiboloy and others inside the KOJC compound in Davao City, PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo told reporters in an interview.

"During the 16-day police operation, may mga lumapit sa PNP na nagsabi na sila ay nabiktima rin ni Pastor Quiboloy (During the 16-day police operation, some people approached the PNP and said that they were also victims of Pastor Quiboloy)," Fajardo said.

"So we are documenting those complaints without revealing the identities of the possible victims. We are now in the process of documenting those additional complaints," she added.

According to Fajardo, the alleged victims claimed that they were also "abused."

The PNP is coordinating with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Fajardo said, as some of the supposed victims are minors.

In a separate statement, PNP chief Police General Rommel Marbil said the supposed victims gave crucial information about the systematic abuse of young women under Quiboloy’s influence.

“These courageous victims have spoken up, revealing their harrowing experiences. The abuse they endured shows an alarming pattern of manipulation and exploitation,”  Marbil said.

“These so-called ‘inner circle pastorals’ were particularly vulnerable, with victims as young as 12 years old. Their testimonies have been crucial in uncovering the full extent of Quiboloy’s alleged crimes,” he added.

GMA News Online has sought comment from KOJC legal counsel Israelito Torreon on the statement of the PNP but he has yet to provide a statement as of posting time.

According to the PNP, Quiboloy on Sunday surrendered after he was given an ultimatum to turn himself in within 24 hours, otherwise a building in the KOJC compound would be entered by authorities.

Torreon had said Quiboloy decided to surrender to the police and military to stop the "lawless violence" in the KOJC compound.

"...Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy decided to surrender to the PNP/AFP because he does not want the lawless violence to continue to happen in the KOJC Compound," Torreon said.

"...He could not bear to witness a second longer the sufferings that his flock was experiencing for many days," he added.

Arrest warrants were issued against Quiboloy and others for alleged violation of the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act as well as qualified human trafficking.

Quiboloy has also been indicted by a federal grand jury in the US District Court for the Central District of California for 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.

Quiboloy's camp has repeatedly denied the allegations against him.

Meanwhile, Fajardo said the P1-million reward for the information that led to the arrest of Quiboloy’s co-accused Paulene Canada in July has already been released to the informants.

The PNP is currently working on identifying more informants entitled to claim the P14-million reward for giving information that led to the arrest of Quiboloy and his four co-accused. — VDV/RSJ, GMA Integrated News