Philippines arrests celebrity pastor accused of sex crimes

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Philippines arrests celebrity pastor accused of **** *******

MANILA (Reuters) -An influential evangelist preacher from the Philippines accused of **** trafficking and ******* ****** has been arrested, authorities said on Sunday.

Apollo Quiboloy, self-proclaimed “owner of the universe” and “appointed son of ****”, is wanted on charges of child and ******* ****** and related allegations of human trafficking. He has denied wrongdoing.

“Apollo Quiboloy has been caught,” Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said on his

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page, without specifying how or where he had been.

The pastor is also on the FBI’s “most wanted” list in the ******* States on separate charges of **** trafficking and bulk cash smuggling, over which he has also denied wrongdoing.

Over 2,000 police were deployed since last month to search a sprawling compound in the southern city of Davao owned by Quiboloy’s *******, the Kingdom of ****** ******* (KOJC), on suspicion that he was hiding there in a bunker.

Philippine police spokesperson Jean Fajardo confirmed to reporters on Sunday Quiboloy was captured inside the compound, but did not provide further details.

Quiboloy and four other co-accused were transported by military plane to the capital region on Sunday night after surrendering to authorities, Fajardo said. The five were detained at a detention facility inside the national police headquarters.

“At around 1:30 p.m (0530 GMT), a negotiation took place for their surrender because we gave them a 24-hour ultimatum,” Fajardo told reporters.

Quiboloy is followed by millions of people in the Philippines, where ******* leaders hold heavy sway in politics. He is a longtime friend of former president Rodrigo Duterte.

(Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by Kevin Liffey and David Evans)

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