Overview
- The United States transmitted a formal extradition request for Apollo Quiboloy in July, Philippine officials said Thursday, and that request has been sent to the Department of Justice for judicial review.
- U.S. federal prosecutors unsealed a 2021 superseding indictment that accuses Quiboloy of sex trafficking of children, conspiracy, fraud, money laundering and related crimes and placed him on the FBI’s most wanted list.
- Quiboloy surrendered after a large police raid in September 2024 and has been jailed in Manila while facing Philippine human-trafficking and child-abuse charges that remain active.
- Under Philippine practice and the 1994 extradition treaty with the United States, courts usually require suspects to finish local trials before extradition but can permit temporary surrender for foreign proceedings in limited cases.
- Quiboloy’s status as a high-profile church leader who drew millions of votes in a 2025 Senate bid complicates the case and could shape court timetables, victims’ access to justice and diplomatic handling of the request.