LOS ANGELES – From social workers to FBI agents, a multi-agency task force is taking on a 3.5-mile stretch of Figueroa Street in Los Angeles known for the human trafficking of children and vulnerable young adults in the county's foster system.

City, county and federal officials announced the initiative at a downtown Los Angeles press conference Wednesday, offering stomach-churning examples of depravity taking place in the heart of Los Angeles.

Citing recent cases involving the trafficking of an 11-year-old child and another involving a pimp who branded his moniker onto the faces of trafficking victims, officials vowed to stamp out the notorious Figueroa human trafficking trade by helping to free victims, seeking maximum penalties against pimps, and penalizing customers and the motels that profit from the trade.

Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto described "appalling" street scenes witnessed during a recent night-time ride-along with Los Angeles police.

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Police Raid Religious Compound of Filipino Televangelist

Around 2,000 police raided a religious compound in the Philippines last weekend in search of Filipino televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, who has been accused of child sex trafficking, several local news stations reported.

The raid, which is ongoing and led to clashes between members of Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church (KOJC) and police, injured six officers, police stated on social media. Authorities say they will not stop until they have found Quiboloy.

Quiboloy is a self-proclaimed “Son of God” and spiritual advisor to former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.His church also has a United States headquarters in Los Angeles.The church claims to have more than 6 million members in 200 countries, The Roys Report (TRR) previously reported.

The 74-year-old pastor is on the FBI’s most wanted list for multiple charges, including child sex trafficking, sex trafficking by force, bulk cash smuggling, fraud and coercion, among other things.

In the Philippines, the pastor faces charges of sexual and child abuse under the country’s Department of Justice.

Authorities have been on the hunt for Quiboloy for months, police said. Authorities are also seeking to arrest four of the pastor’s companions.

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