The Latest Breaking News from Naasón Joaquín García

Nick Reiner Joins Alan Jackson Client List: 5 Biggest Names The Controversial Lawyer Repped Before Rob Reiner's Murder Case

Nick Reiner has hired famed defence attorney Alan Jackson, known for representing controversial figures like Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Karen Read.

International Business Times UK · Dec 17, 2025

Leaders of Mexican megachurch led a sprawling sex-trafficking enterprise, US prosecutors allege

The family behind La Luz del Mundo Church allegedly facilitated sexual abuse of children and women for decades

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2025

La Luz del Mundo Mexican Megachurch Leader Already in Prison Now Indicted by New York Grand Jury

Naasón Joaquín García, the self-proclaimed "Apostle of Jesus Christ" and head of the Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo, was formally indicted Tuesday in a federal court in Manhattan on charges of sex trafficking, child exploitation, and conspiracy to engage in organized crime.

Latin Times · Sep 10, 2025

‘We were hiding in plain sight’: the horrifying story of La Luz del Mundo

In Unveiled, a new docuseries, the devastating story of abuse within a Mexican church is pushed into the spotlight

The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2022

Tensions rise as families reckon with Hispanic church leader’s sex crimes sentencing

ATLANTA — News out of California this summer of a Mexican church leader’s guilty plea for sexually abusing minors had a deep resonance for Erica Ortiz, a metro Atlanta resident since the late 1980s.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

Megachurch pastor raped hundreds and forced victims to call him ‘uncle’, lawsuit claims

Naasón Joaquín García is being sued in California by five alleged victims, having been convicted of various child sex abuse charges earlier this year

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

Editorial: Bail’s purpose is freedom, not jail

Megachurch leader Naasón Joaquín García was sentenced last week to nearly 17 years in state prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse, putting an end to a case that in its early days made headlines for the astonishingly high $50 million bail amount set by the court.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 15, 2022

Mexican megachurch leader faces more than 16 years in prison

The leader of a Mexican megachurch faces more than 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing three girls who were followers

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Mexican megachurch leader pleads guilty in LA to sex abuse

California prosecutors say the leader of Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three girls

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022