OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced securing a guilty plea and conviction against Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of La Luz del Mundo, for multiple felony counts of sexual assault involving three separate minors. The conviction comes just days ahead of trial, which was set to begin on Monday. Sentencing is currently scheduled for Wednesday, June 8
Naason Joaquin Garcia, leader and self-styled apostle of the Guadalajara-based church La Luz del Mundo, is facing up to 16 years and eight months in prison.
Los Angeles, Jun 3 (EFE).- Mexican pastor Naason Joaquin Garcia, leader of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch, pleaded guilty Friday to at least three counts of child sexual abuse in a court in the United States, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Bonta said the plea agreement includes multiple felonies of sexual assault, …
Days before jury selection was set to start in the sex abuse trial of the head of La Luz del Mundo church, Naason Joaquin Garcia pleaded guilty to several charges.
The head of a Mexico-based evangelical megachurch that claims about 5 million followers worldwide pleaded guilty on Friday to felony counts of sexually abusing three children, California state prosecutors announced on Friday.