Police raid mega-church compound

Claiming innocence: Quiboloy has denied the criminal allegations against him and his religious group, saying these were fabricated by critics and former members. — AP

Hundreds of police officers backed by riot squads raided a vast religious compound in a southern Philippine city in search of a local preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking, police officials said.

A supporter of the group, called Kingdom of Jesus Christ, reportedly died due to a heart attack during the massive police raid that started at dawn yesterday in the group’s compound in Davao city, livestreamed online by a local TV network owned by the group, police said, adding that the death was not related to the police operations.