Mexico megachurch leader jailed for child sex abuse bbc.com

Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the Guadalajara-based La Luz del Mundo church, at his bail hearing held at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 in Los Angeles. Image: BBC

Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch, has been sentenced in a Los Angeles court to 16 years and eight months in prison.

García, 53, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of sexually abusing girls from his congregation.

His plea deal means his sentence is considerably shorter than the life imprisonment he could have faced had he been found guilty in a trial.

To his followers, Naasón Joaquín García is known as “the Apostle”.

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