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They were instructed to tell people donations would go toward helping "impoverished Filipino children," but prosecutors allege the donations were used to fund operations at KOJC and to contribute to the "lavish lifestyle" of church leaders. The church members were then forced to obtain donations for a fake charity, Children's Joy Foundation, which the KOJC founded, the court documents alleged. The defendants are also charged with participating in a labor trafficking scheme that prosecutors say brought members of the church - known as "Full Time Miracle Workers" - to the United States using fraudulent visas. Labor trafficking and money laundering charges The church didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on Monday. Quiboloy is believed to be in the Philippines with two other church members and three of the other church members charged were arrested, the DOJ said on Thursday. It will go on forever."Īccording to the statement, Quiboloy nor the other officials have answered the charges. "They will never detract from the mission and the ministry of The Kingdom. "People may have tried to silence Pastor Quiboloy, but they cannot put down the Kingdom nation," the statement continued. The court documents allege Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, the founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name (KOJC), told the girls, who ranged in age from 12 to 25, that having sex with church leaders during "night duty" was "God's will" and was a privilege. It outlines allegations from five female victims, three of whom were minors at the time. The US Department of Justice announced the grand jury indictment, filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, on Thursday.
Quiboloy."Ī church leader and eight top administrators were charged with organizing a sex-trafficking scheme that prosecutors allege stretched at least 16 years and forced young girls to have sex with church leaders or face "eternal damnation." The church's legal team called it " another vicious attempt to bring down Pastor Apollo C. The leader of a Philippines-based megachurch was charged in US federal court with sex trafficking.Īn indictment alleged he forced young girls to have sex with him or face "eternal damnation." The front of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church is seen in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Jan.