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00:00In the court in Pasig, Pastor Apollo Quibuloy once again faced charges and he was accused of hiding Amanda's name.
00:07He and four of his accomplices were also accused.
00:10For the case of qualified human trafficking, the defendant was sentenced in Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 159.
00:18As long as her plea is not guilty, it's not a crime.
00:25The media is not allowed inside the courtroom.
00:27But based on the case filed between 2011 and May 2016 in Pasig City and Davao City,
00:34Quibuloy pleaded guilty and the other accused were recruited to be a member of KOJC.
00:42Once a member, he was ordered to solicit and sell bread and biscuits and to remit the sale to KOJC.
00:50The victim experienced physical and mental abuse with the beating of two-on-two and as soon as he was removed from the scholarship,
00:57he pleaded guilty to the divine will.
01:00After almost two hours of pleading, Quibuloy was returned to the crammy.
01:05As long as her plea is not guilty, it's not a crime.
01:11A separate arraignment was made online for the case filed in Davao Court, but it was transferred to Metro Manila.
01:17Here in Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 106,
01:20faced with child abuse and sexual abuse, Pastor Apolo Quibuloy,
01:25because he agreed to plead guilty to the minor victim who was also recruited by the group.
01:31According to the reliable source of GMA Integrated News,
01:35there are 60 witnesses who will face the victim's field against Quibuloy.
01:39Pastor Apolo Quibuloy and the other accused pleaded not guilty.
01:43Will you be presenting counter witnesses?
01:45Of course, of course, of course. I cannot give you details.
01:49The complainant, Amanda, said that she did not feel any fear when Pastor Quibuloy met her earlier.
01:55I'm very happy because I didn't expect that in the long run, I would voice out,
02:02I really went out and arraigned. I'm very happy about that.
02:09Since he was recruited as a member of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in Davao,
02:13he became a close-in pastoral, a small group of chosen members to personally serve Quibuloy.
02:19He was 17 years old when he was attacked by Quibuloy in 2014.
02:25In 2016, he was able to escape from the hands of his parents.
02:29He did not think that he would be able to accuse an influential person like Quibuloy.
02:33Because of this, many wanted to break up with him until now.
02:37What they often say is, to discredit my file, they often say that I'm a pushover.
02:47They said that they will join my family.
02:51But there's only one thing that Amanda has been holding on to since then.
02:56Family.
02:57Why?
02:58Because even when we were inside, they were still there for me.
03:09They also accompanied me to go out.
03:12We fought side by side.
03:14If that's not there, what do you think will happen?
03:18Maybe it will weaken.
03:21Amanda knows that many others have been victims of Quibuloy.
03:24She has several pastoral colleagues who have a weak heart to file a case against Quibuloy.
03:29We're here.
03:31We're caught.
03:32If we have a strong heart, we will tell the truth so that we can use justice.
03:39Her message to Quibuloy.
03:41Justice will prevail.
03:45We are still trying to get permission from Quibuloy's camp.
03:48But before, his camp rejected the measures
03:51In response to the allegations of human trafficking,
03:54the Kingdom of Jesus Christ said that Freedom of Choice is one of the main alituntunin of their group,
04:00based on the statement of the KOJC posted on the Facebook page of SMN9 News.
04:05No one can force anyone to do something,
04:09meaning that if something happened or a member did it, it was because he liked or chose it.
04:15According to the KOJC, it is considered the highest level of recognition of human rights
04:21and the reason why the members of the group are happy with what they are doing.
04:27From the PNP Custodial Center, they were transferred to Pasig City Jail.
04:30The four accused of Quibuloy were followed by the court's order in Pasig.
04:34They will be mixed in a regular cell.
04:37Definitely, they will be mixed in a regular cell because there is no vacant cell.
04:41Otherwise, the other cells will be forced if we will dedicate a separate cell.
04:48The other accused in the case of qualified human trafficking, Pauline Canada,
04:52was detained in Pasig City Jail on July 30.
04:55Quibuloy remained in the PNP Custodial Center after his lawyers forced him to be hospitalized
05:02in the Veterans Medical Center in Davao City.
05:04He has a medical condition, a religious leader and he has maintenance medicine.
05:08But his lawyer cannot say where these are for.
05:12The court said that he needs to undergo a medical evaluation first.
05:16He was asked to be placed in AFP custody.
05:20Not necessarily Davao Veterans Hospital.
05:22So any hospital will do.
05:24So even here in Metro Manila, sir?
05:26Preferably, of course, Davao because Pastor is from Davao.
05:29The PNP says they have sufficient facilities to take care of Quibuloy's condition.
05:34PNP General Hospital is just a few meters away from the Custodial Center.
05:39And the PNP is ready to provide him the necessary medical assistance and attention if needed.