BI prepares deportation for US pastor accused of abusing 160 children

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is preparing deportation proceedings against an American pastor named Jeremy K. Ferguson, who was arrested on August 13 for allegedly abusing at least 160 children in Mexico, Pampanga.

Ferguson, 48, reportedly headed a religious group where he physically abused minors and deprived them of food, chained them, or locked them inside rooms.

Central Luzon police and agents from the Pampanga Police Provincial Office's Women and Children's Protection Desk were involved in his arrest.

BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado stated that Ferguson's arrest is part of the agency's 'Shield Kids' campaign to protect children from abuse by foreign nationals.

The victims suffered physical assaults, food deprivation, chaining, or being locked in rooms under Ferguson's control.