Manhunt for fugitive Filipino preacher reveals secret tunnels and rooms where sex victims were held

Local newspaper Daily Tribune posted videos online on August 28 showing that one floor had dark rooms with rows of bunk beds, bare concrete walls and dirty floors. Other parts of the facility had better living conditions, complete with modern furniture and bright lighting systems. Some clothing and items believed to have been worn by women were left behind.

At the Senate hearing in Davao, KOJC lawyer Israelito Torreon said the report was false and criticized the police's abuse of power in their operations against Quiboloy.

“What appears to be an arrest operation has already turned into a siege,” Torreon told senators at the same hearing. “We firmly believe that the pursuit of justice can never come at the expense of fairness and due process.”

Quiboloy was previously a member of the United Pentecostal Church before founding the KOJC in 1985. While the KOJC holds some Christian beliefs, critics consider it a cult led by a charismatic leader who claims that at his birth, God came to his mother on a cloud and declared him his son.

According to Philippine media reports, the KOJC has four million followers in the country and another two million members abroad. The church has a branch in Singapore, but the exact number of followers in the Republic is unknown. However, the Singapore branch's Facebook page had over 9,000 online followers as of September 6.

There are currently arrest warrants against Quiboloy in both his home country and the United States. He is accused of numerous counts of child abuse, human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, conspiracy and cash smuggling.

The KOJC founder is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wanted list after he and his accomplices were charged in the US with trafficking girls and women between the ages of 12 and 25 to serve as his personal assistants or “chaplains”. They were allegedly forced to have sex with him in what the victims described as “night shifts”.

Philippine and US authorities also accuse Quiboloy of running a human trafficking scheme that took KOJC members abroad, including to the US, Canada and even Singapore. The donation system is said to have financed the church's activities and the lavish lifestyles of its leaders.