García had been facing 19 charges, but on Friday - three days before his trial was due to start - he pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible oral copulation involving minors and one count of a lewd act upon a child who was 15 years old.
The unexpected plea deal means that his trial has been dropped and the church leader will not face other charges including raping and trafficking girls from his congregation, which he has denied.
What a nifty legal trick. The next time I steal a car, I'll remember to also litter so I can plead to that instead.
It’s a church, that’s frequently helps the surrounding community, I grew up down the street from it, though it’s a predominant Mexican church, they let everyone in the neighborhood come have fun, eat, and fellowship.
Don’t believe everything you see or read.
That’s exactly why this country has an ongoing conflict with trust.
There's a documentary on Netflix 'The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo'
Wow, holy shit thanks for the heads up!
WHAT
It's a place for pedos to hang out
Cult
Woah woah woah, I already said it was a church you don’t have to convince me.
You had me at church
THere was/is some controversy regarding sexual abuse involving senior leadership.
The Wikipedia article is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Luz_del_Mundo
Here is a snippet of the meat and potatoes of what's been going on:
"The three church leaders have faced accusations of sexual abuse.\5])\6]) In June 2019, church leader Naasón Joaquín García was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and charged with sex crimes by the California Department of Justice.\6]) On June 8, 2022, he pled guilty to three charges concerning the sexual abuse of children and was sentenced to a maximum 16 years and 8 months in prison.\7])\8])\9])"
From source [8]:
What a nifty legal trick. The next time I steal a car, I'll remember to also litter so I can plead to that instead.
Human trafficking
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Luz_del_Mundo
https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/s/w45uRz3oLI
It's a cult
Fuck it, imma go spectate there next Sunday.
Please update after lol
Watch the documentary!
Jesucristo Hombre was more interesting
They're a cult that preys on the poor. I wonder how much cash and bearer bonds they keep in their on site safe...?
It’s a church, that’s frequently helps the surrounding community, I grew up down the street from it, though it’s a predominant Mexican church, they let everyone in the neighborhood come have fun, eat, and fellowship.
Don’t believe everything you see or read.
That’s exactly why this country has an ongoing conflict with trust.
He was literally convicted for raping girls and you want to defend the church? What a joke
So we should trust this cult because of your anonymous endorsement? Try harder.
Not endorsing it. Yes it’s been many controversial things that happened with the church as a whole, but not the one in Houston. All I’m saying.
Free food is one way they get ya
It's not free. Still gotta pay