Apollo Carreon Quiboloy and two of his top administrators are among nine people named in a superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury last week and unsealed Thursday. The indictment includes three Los Angeles-based administrators of Quiboloy's church who were charged last year. The new indictment also names a church administrator in Hawaii. Quiboloy, 71, is head of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church, founded in The church claims to have 6 million members in about countries. The church backed the candidacy of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, a close friend of Quiboloy.
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Joan Garcia became pregnant at 14 and gave birth at She and her child travel by raft between the two shacks where they live in Navotas fish port on Manila Bay. Editor's note: Hannah Reyes Morales has been photographing teen moms since Aurora Almendral began reporting this story in October At 12 years old, Joan Garcia liked leaping into the sea and racing the boys to the nearest pylon. She liked playing tag.
Safe from harm: Tackling webcam child sexual abuse in the Philippines
In the Philippines, children are sold into domestic servitude and the cybersex trade by human traffickers. These traffickers deceive children into believing that they will have a better life. Many victims come from rural, mountain villages and are intrigued by the promise of a well-paid job.
Until last week, it was possible for a year-old in the Philippines to consent to sexual intercourse with an adult. Sexual intercourse with a to year-old is still legal, however, if the second party is not more than three years older. This leaves Angola as the only country with 12 as the age of consent, the lowest worldwide.