Naason Joaquin Garcia, right, former leader of the fundamentalist Guadalajara, Mexico-based church La Luz del Mundo, listens to victim statements during his sentencing in Los Angeles County Superior ...

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LOS ANGELES (RNS) — ‘He deserves the full weight of the law,’ said Hector Vera, a former deacon of the church. LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Detractors and ex-members of La Luz del Mundo say its leader deserved ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The 50-year-old leader of international mega church La Luz Del Mundo, who was arrested earlier this week on charges of child rape and human trafficking, made his first appearance ...

HBO’s docuseries uncovers the abuse that several members say they suffered at the hands of the secretive institution’s leaders—and chronicles their fight for justice. Entertainment Critic Religion, ...

A federal judge in Chicago on Monday ordered the pastor of a local chapter of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch held in custody to face federal charges alleging he helped cover up a widespread child sex ...

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 ...

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