| La Luz del Mundo
Church Leader in SDNY for
Sadistic Abuse Videos Now Eva
Denied Bail
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Dec 15 – Back on September 10,
DOJ charged NAASÓN JOAQUÍN
GARCÍA and others with
"sexual, financial, and
related criminal conduct
victimizing members of the La
Luz del Mundo Church over many
years... to facilitate
the systemic sexual abuse of
children and women—including
the creation of photos and
videos of sadistic child
sexual abuse."
Garcia was
taken into Federal custody in
California and transported to
New York on September 18. On
September 23, with two
California-based lawyers next
to him, Garcia was brought
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Loretta A. Preska.
Inner City Press was there, thread
On October 10 the
US Attorney's Office proposed
a protective order beyond what
Naason Joaquin Garcia would
agree to, letter on Patreon here
On October 16, a
co-defendant pled not guilty:
"Arraignment as to Eva Garcia
De Joaquin (4) The defendant
is presented and arraigned on
the indictment and enters a
plea of not guilty."
On October 17
counsel to Naason complained
to Judge Preska about the
proposed protective order.
Email on Patreon here
On December 5,
counsel to co-defendant Eva
asked for bail, going back to
her childhood when Aaron was
the Apostle, then to her move
to Los Angeles after her
husband Samuel's death. She is
80 years old now.
More on X for
Subscribers here
and Substack here
On December 15
Inner City Press attended the
bail argument, with Naason
also present, handcuffed
throughout despite his Alan
Jackson legal team's request
otherwise. Bail was denied,
thread here,
extra on X for Subscribers here
and Substack here
US letter on
Patreon here
The case is USA
v. Garcia, et al., 25-cr-370
(Preska)
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