Duterte’s pastor and ally – wanted by FBI for sex trafficking – issues conditions for surrender


Filipino pastor Apollo Quiboloy is accused of coercing girls and women aged 12 to 25 to have sex with him. - PHOTO: APOLLO QUIBOLOY/FACEBOOK via The Straits Times/ANN

MANILA (AFP): A Filipino pastor wanted in the United States for child sex trafficking has demanded a guarantee of no extradition in exchange for his surrender to authorities in the Philippines, where he faces other charges.

Apollo Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed "Son of God" and ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte, is the founder of the Philippines-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ church.

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