Embattled televangelist Apollo Quiboloy on Wednesday, October 23 denied the allegations of human trafficking and sexual abuse being hurled against him. Quiboloy took the opportunity to defend himself from the accusations when Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, if there is any truth to allegations he sexually abuse women and minors who are members of his Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) and uses religion as a scheme to commit sexual abuses.

“Tinatanggi ko po. Walang katotohanan yung kanilang mga sinasabi. Kung di sa akin paningin, ay kabaligtaran (I deny it.

There’s no truth to what they are saying. But in my opinion, it’s the opposite),” Quiboloy told the panel during the continuation of the hearing on the human trafficking and sexual abuses he and some leaders of the KOJC committed. “Ngunit, hinahamon ko po sila na mag file ng kaso sapagkat ito ay mga kriminal na alegasyon at ito ay para maging fair, mag hain, sila ng kaso laban sa akin o kaninon mang gusto nilang mag file laban sa mga (But I challegne them to file a case because these allegations are criminal in nature and to make it fair, they should file a case against me or to anyone whom they wish to file from among the) Kingdom leaders or members, because we are under the law of the Republic,” the religious sect leader said.

He also denied that the KOJC ha sa policy of mandating its members, whether adults or minors, to beg or as.