SINGAPORE: The managing director of the Nail Palace group was sentenced to four months’ jail on Monday (Sept 9) for contempt of court, the first jail sentence meted in a move to protect consumers against unfair practices.
FILE PHOTO: International evangelist Pastor Apollo Quiboloy walks with presidential candidates attending his 60th birthday celebration in Davao City, southern Philippines April 25, 2010. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo
The celebrity evangelist faces charges of sex trafficking and sexual abuse of minors. He denies wrongdoing and his lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Quiboloy also figures on the"most wanted" list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States, where he was charged with running a sex-trafficking operation, among other crimes.In 2021, a U.S.
The pastorals were coerced to have sex with Quiboloy during what they called"night duty," under the threat of"eternal damnation" and physical abuse, according to the indictment.The indictment also accused Quiboloy and others of participating in a labour trafficking scheme that exploited church members, forcing them into sham marriages and fraudulently obtaining visas to allow them to stay in the U.S. to solicit money.
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