A UNITED STATES judge has accepted the guilty plea of two administrators of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) on the charge of marriage fraud.
Judge Terry Hatter Jr. of the US District Court in California accepted the pleas of Guia Cabactulan and Amanda Estopare, who were both out on bail according to a schedule from the court.
The hearing, conducted last Dec. 16, was for a change of plea to Count 7 of the First Superseding Indictment.
Cabactulan and Estopare both admitted their guilt for a scheme to commit marriage fraud involving members of KOJC in the US.
The KOJC is a religious organization founded and run by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who is wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation for human trafficking and child abuse. Quiboloy is under detention in the Philippines on charges of child sex trafficking.
The two KOJC officials will remain under bail under the supervision of the Probation Office while the court prepares for their sentencing on April 21 next year.
Cabactulan maintained direct communication with the church’s leadership in the Philippines, while Estopare handled the finances and fundraising quotas of the church’s workers.
Both were arrested by US federal authorities along with Marissa Duenas in 2020.
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