Chronicles

September 20, 2019

Prosecution fines rescinded in La Luz del Mundo church leader case

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LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge has rescinded sanctions against two prosecutors whom she said had failed to give defense lawyers evidence in a case against a Mexican megachurch leader charged with child rape and human trafficking. Reconsidering at the request of the California attorney genera...

July 16, 2019

Citing new evidence, judge angrily denies bail for leader of La Luz del Mundo church

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The leader of La Luz del Mundo church remained impassive in a Los Angeles courtroom as a witness for prosecutors described a video that he alleged showed Naason Joaquin Garcia participating in a sexual threesome involving a minor. State law enforcement officer and forensic examiner Steven Stover tes...

July 8, 2019

Lawyers speak out for accused La Luz Del Mundo leader Naason Joaquin Garcia

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The leader of the Mexico-based megachurch La Luz Del Mundo faces charges including rape of a minor, extortion and human trafficking, but his lawyers are doubling down his defense. Naason Joaquín Garcia is accused of coercing victims into performing sexual acts by telling them...

June 16, 2019

With its apostle accused of rape and sexual abuse, La Luz del Mundo comes out fighting

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For its faithful, the leader of La Luz del Mundo is “the apostle” of Jesus Christ. God made it so. Hundreds of thousands of parishioners gathered in Guadalajara last month to celebrate their leader’s 50th birthday. They filled the streets around the organization’s towering, wedding cake-like...

June 5, 2019

La Luz del Mundo church leader held on $50-million bail in rape, child porn case

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The leader of La Luz del Mundo church will remain in jail until at least Monday unless someone can pay the portion of his $50-million bail needed to release him. Naasón Joaquín Garcia, 50, and co-defendants Alondra Ocampo, Azalea Rangel Melendez and Susana Medina Oaxaca — all of whom are affil...

June 4, 2019

Attorney General Becerra Arrest Naasón Joaquín García

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the arrest and filing of charges against Naasón Joaquín García (Joaquín García) and his co-defendants for alleged human trafficking, production of c...