Sex abuse charges against La Luz Del Mundo leader 'tip of the iceberg,' prosecutors say
by Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times
Jun 22, 2019
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors are poring through dozens of digital devices as they build their case against the leader of La Luz del Mundo church, a man known by followers as "the apostle" of Jesus Christ and who has been charged with various counts of sex abuse, including forcible rape of a minor.
They claim that Naason Joaquin Garcia, 50, has received numerous child pornography images and videos. But what they have discovered is just the "tip of the iceberg," said Deputy Attorney General Amanda Plisner.
At a Superior Court hearing Friday in
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