MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has granted the request of the Department of Justice to transfer the child and sexual abuse cases of fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy.
“The Court found compelling reasons to justify the transfer of venue as the cases involve public interest, with the accused, a well-known religious leader, being influential in the area,” the SC said. The SC also instructed judges in Davao City and other Mindanao stations, where future related cases involving Quiboloy and his co-accused might be filed, to independently order the transfer of the case records to the Office of the Clerk of Court of the RTC and Metropolitan Trial Court in Quezon City.Quiboloy and his associates have been charged for child abuse and sexual abuse offenses due to their alleged abuses of the members of the preacher’s “church”, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ or KOJC.