‘Socorro cult’ leader denies child abuse allegations: ‘I can’t do that’

The leader of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc Jey Rence Quilario, alias Senior Agila, faces the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs on Sept 28. - Courtesy of Senate of the Philippines livestream

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): “There is no truth to that. I cannot do that".

These were the words of alleged cult leader Jey Rence Quilario, otherwise known as Senior Agila, as he faced an investigation by the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs on Thursday (Sept 28), following accusations that his Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) is coercing its young members to marry and have sex with adults.