Naason Joaquin Garcia, leader of La Luz del Mundo church, in court in Los Angeles in 2020. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Just days before his long-awaited trial was set to start, La Luz del Mundo ...

Naason Joaquin Garcia, the leader of the Guadalajara, Mexico-based La Luz del Mundo church, at a bail hearing in August 2020 in Los Angeles. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) The trial of Naason Joaquin ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Missing from the Light of the World Church is international director Naason Joaquin Garcia, said to be the sole voice of Jesus Christ. He's in custody facing felony sex charges ...

Editor’s note: This segment addresses sexual violence. La Luz del Mundo — or The Light of the World — is a Christian denomination church that claims to have more than 5 million followers. But former ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — As La Luz del Mundo leader Naasón Joaquín García was sentenced to nearly 17 years for sexually abusing young female followers, Jack Freeman — a spokesman and minister for the ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Bail was set Wednesday at $50 million for Joaquin Garcia, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo church who is facing human trafficking and child-rape charges. García and a ...

The documentary tells survivor's stories of sexual abuse in the megachurch. Decades of abuse in La Luz del Mundo church uncovered in HBO's 'Unveiled': 'We just missed it' Editor’s note: This segment ...

Just days before his long-awaited trial was set to start, La Luz del Mundo leader Naason Joaquin Garcia pleaded guilty Friday to sexually abusing girls from his congregation, a stunning reversal for a ...

Days before his long-awaited trial was scheduled to start, La Luz del Mundo church leader Naason Joaquin Garcia pleaded guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault involving minors, the state ...