US requests Filipino pastor’s extradition on sex charges, says ambassador
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, held in a Manila jail since 2024 on human trafficking charges, was indicted by a US grand jury three years earlier on charges including conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking.
The United States has formally requested the extradition of Filipino pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who is accused of sex trafficking. Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed "Appointed Son of God" and ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte, faces life in prison if convicted. He was arrested in the Philippines in 2024 on human trafficking charges and has been held in a Manila jail since his arrest.
Quiboloy was indicted in the United States in 2021 for conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking, sex trafficking of children, and bulk cash smuggling. The 2021 indictment alleges that girls and women between the ages of 12 and 25 were recruited to serve as Quiboloy's personal assistants, performing tasks such as preparing meals, cleaning his residence, giving him massages, and having sex with him.
Despite his incarceration, Quiboloy was allowed to run for Senate in the Philippines' 2025 midterm elections and garnered over 5 million votes. The US Ambassador to the Philippines, Jose Manuel Romualdez, announced on Thursday that the US has formally requested Quiboloy's extradition. The request has been transmitted to the Department of Justice for review.
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