{"id":2080434,"date":"2023-10-26T16:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megachurch-leader-charged-with-federal-child-pornography\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T16:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:35:12","slug":"megachurch-leader-charged-with-federal-child-pornography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megachurch-leader-charged-with-federal-child-pornography\/","title":{"rendered":"Megachurch leader faces federal child pornography charges."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmegachurch-leader-charged-with-federal-child-pornography%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2080434&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Naason Joaquin Garcia, the leader of the La Luz del\u2062 Mundo, Spanish for The Light of the World, appears in Los Angeles \u200bCounty Superior\u200b Court, on June\u2062 5, 2019. \u200b(AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes, File).\u2063 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a> <br \/>1:09 \u2063PM\u2064 \u2013 Thursday, October 26, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A Mexican megachurch leader who is currently serving time in prison was charged with two federal charges. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/leader-la-luz-del-mundo-megachurch-charged-federal-grand-jury-producing-and-possessing\">Prosecutors announced <\/a>that mega church leader Naas\u00f3n Joaqu\u00edn Garc\u00eda, 54, who is \u200cserving more than\u2063 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing young\u2063 followers, was charged on\u200c Wednesday with two federal crimes involving a 16-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Naas\u00f3n Joaqu\u00edn Garc\u00eda, 54, the leader of the Mexico-based <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaLuzdelMundo?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaLuzdelMundo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/megachurch?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#megachurch<\/a> was charged with production\/possession of child sexual abuse material. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GQM9raeRLS\">https:\/\/t.co\/GQM9raeRLS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GVG4AD6WpN\">pic.twitter.com\/GVG4AD6WpN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FBI Los \u2064Angeles (@FBILosAngeles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBILosAngeles\/status\/1717340679750209595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to \u2064a statement from the U.S. attorney\u2019s \u200coffice, the federal charges given\u2064 by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles are for possessing and producing child pornography. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe did not indict until after the state case was finished,\u201d the U.S. \u200battorney\u2019s office \u200dsaid. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Garc\u00eda \u200dwas the head of\u2064 the La Luz del Mundo, which reportedly claims\u2064 to have\u2062 5 million followers worldwide and considered \u200dGarc\u00eda to be an \u201capostle\u201d of god. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors stated\u2064 that the 54-year-old\u200c would use his spiritual sway to \u2062have sex with young women telling them that it would \u201clead to\u200b their salvation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last \u200byear,\u200b he pleaded guilty to\u2063 two state counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megachurch-leader-charged-with-federal-child-pornography\/\" title=\"Megachurch leader faces federal child pornography charges.\">forcible oral \u200dcopulation \u2062involving \u2062minors<\/a> and one count of a lewd act upon a 15-year-old. <\/p>\n<p>In exchange, prosecutors in California \u200bdropped 16\u2062 counts, including claims of raping children and \u200dwomen, \u2064as well as human trafficking to create child\u2062 pornography.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b church stated at the \u200btime that \u2064Garc\u00eda pleaded\u2064 guilty because he did not believe he would receive a fair trial \u200cafter prosecutors withheld\u200b or doctored evidence,\u200d and the accord would\u200c allow him to be released sooner.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, Garc\u00eda faces\u2062 up to 15 to 30 years in prison for producing the child pornography and\u2063 up \u2063to 10\u200d years for having it.<\/p>\n<p>The former\u2063 leader is \u2063currently \u200cserving his\u200d prior sentence at the California Institution for \u200bMen in Chino. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Recently, federal prosecutors announced that Garc\u00eda has been charged with two additional federal crimes related to a 16-year-old girl. This article will explore the charges against Garc\u00eda and the background of the case.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Charges<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200bprosecutors, a federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted Garc\u00eda for possessing\u2063 and producing child pornography. These charges came after the conclusion of the state case against him. The \u200cU.S. attorney&#8217;s office emphasized that they waited until the state trial was over \u2064before proceeding with federal charges.<\/p>\n<p>Background of Naas\u00f3n Joaqu\u00edn Garc\u00eda and La Luz del Mundo<\/p>\n<p>Garc\u00eda, 54 years old, was the head of La Luz del Mundo, a megachurch that boasts approximately \u200d5 million\u200d followers \u2064worldwide. Within the organization, Garc\u00eda was revered as an &#8220;apostle&#8221; of God. However, prosecutors allege that Garc\u00eda used his position of spiritual authority to engage in sexual relations \u200dwith young women, convincing them that \u2064it would lead to their salvation.<\/p>\n<p>Previous Charges and Plea Deal<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064the past year, \u2062Garc\u00eda pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible oral \u2062copulation involving minors and one count of a lewd act upon a 15-year-old. In return for his guilty plea, \u2063California prosecutors dropped 16 counts, including charges of rape, adult and child trafficking, and the creation \u2064of child \u2062pornography. The church claimed that Garc\u00eda agreed to the plea deal due to \u200dconcerns of unfair trial proceedings and manipulated evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Potential Consequences<\/p>\n<p>If convicted of the federal charges,\u200c Garc\u00eda could face up to 15 to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography and up to 10 years for \u2063possession. Currently, he \u2062is serving his previous sentence at the California Institution for Men \u200din Chino.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>The case\u200d against Naas\u00f3n Joaqu\u00edn Garc\u00eda, the leader of La Luz del Mundo, continues with the additional federal charges of possessing \u2063and \u2064producing child pornography. This has caused further scrutiny on the megachurch and its practices. The outcome\u2062 of the trial will determine the fate of Garc\u00eda and shed light on the alleged sexual abuses within the organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naason Joaquin Garcia, the head of La Luz del Mundo, faced charges in a Los Angeles court on June 5, 2019. The Mexican megachurch leader, currently imprisoned, was accused of wrongdoing. (AP Photo\/Damian Dovarganes, File). 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