00:00The Department of Justice indicts Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto for sex trafficking over the alleged abuse of two former beneficiaries.
00:09The DOJ says the 75-year-old held a position of power over the complainants and he, quote,
00:14This comes nearly a year after the two complainants filed separate affidavits against Meloto, whom they had treated as a father figure.
00:24Meloto also founded and led GK's School for Experiential and Entrepreneurial Development, or SEED.
00:30Deputy State Prosecutor Olivia La Rosa Torevilla says Meloto sheltered and provided for the basic needs of economically disadvantaged SEED scholars, quote,
00:39in order to facilitate exploitation. He also used, quote, psychological coercion to control the complainants.
00:47Rappler has reached out to Meloto for comment but has received no response.
00:50Founded in 2003, GK has been acclaimed worldwide for building some 100,000 homes for poor Filipinos.
00:58Meloto resigned as GK chairman in 2017 after the organization investigated the sexual abuse allegations, which he denied.
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