The United States requests the extradition of a Philippine pastor in connection with sex-trafficking allegations, according to the Philippine Ambassador referenced by multiple reports. The request relates to a U.S. indictment filed in 2021. That indictment alleges that girls and women aged 12 to 25 were recruited to serve as the pastor’s “personal assistants.” Prosecutors say the alleged recruitment and exploitation involved preparing meals, cleaning the pastor’s residence, providing massages, and engaging in sexual activity.
The pastor has also faced trafficking-related proceedings in the Philippines. One report notes that he was arrested in 2024 on human-trafficking charges and could face life imprisonment if convicted. The reports present the U.S. charges as separate from the Philippine case, focusing on what the U.S. indictment alleges and the current extradition request process.
Both outlets agree on the core allegations in the U.S. indictment—recruitment of minors and young women for personal-assistant roles that include sexual exploitation—and on the broader context that the subject is already facing trafficking charges in the Philippines.
