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Judge decides to send La Luz del Mundo leader Naasón Joaquín García to trial

2020-08-19T22:28:19.476Z


Naasón Joaquín García has been in jail since June last year, when he was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.


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(CNN Spanish) - A Los Angeles Supreme Court judge determined that there is enough evidence for the leader of the international religious organization La Luz del Mundo, Naasón Joaquín García, to go to trial for the 36 criminal charges against him . A similar measure was issued against two of his alleged accomplices.

The charges include conspiracy to commit human trafficking through lewd acts and to produce child pornography, as well as sexual abuse of minors and extortion.

The judge's ruling comes after listening for a week to the statements of six investigators and agents of the California Department of Justice and the arguments of the parties.

The magistrate also decided that the bail of the self-proclaimed "Apostle of Jesus Christ" will remain the same, at US $ 90 million.

In the previous case, dismissed by a California appeals court in April for procedural errors by the Prosecutor's Office, Naasón Joaquín García, 51, had pleaded not guilty to all the criminal charges against him.

Through its Twitter account, La Luz del Mundo reiterated its trust and support for García and stated that "in the later stages of the process, the team that makes up his legal defense will prove his innocence."

Naasón Joaquín García has been in jail since June last year, when he was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.

The judge set the first of September for the arraigo hearing of Naasón Joaquín García. There he must plead guilty or innocent of the charges in this new trial.

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Source: cnnespanol

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