Leader of Mexican church La Luz Del Mundo arrested in California, charged with sex crime, human trafficking and child rape
Naason Joaquin Garcia at the 2018 annual Holy Convocation of La Luz del Mundo in Guadalajara. He is charged with more than a dozen sex crimes in Los Angeles County.
"La Luz Del Mundo" leader Naason Joaquin Garcia, 50, was charged on Tuesday after being arrested at Los Angeles International Airport the day before, prosecutors said."The Apostle of Jesus Christ, Brother Naason Joaquin Garcia, has always behaved in accordance with the law and with full respect for the institutions and the dignity of the people," it said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
The complaint says three minors and one adult woman were abused, with one child and the woman raped. Others were forced to perform sex acts and "flirty" dances for Garcia wearing "as little clothing as possible", the complaint added. In their statement late on Tuesday, prosecutors said Garcia and co-defendants committed a total of 26 felonies in south California over a period of about four years.He is being held in jail on $25 million bond on 14 charges related to sex crimes, the prosecutors said.The other individuals named in the complaint are Alondra Ocampo, Azalea Rangel Melendez, and Susana Medina Oaxaca, all affiliated with La Luz Del Mundo, prosecutors said.
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