Sex video found; no bail for Naasón Joaquín García, leader of “La Luz del Mundo”

Naasón Joaquín García

, leader of the church The Light of the World (La Luz del Mundo) , will remain in prison during his process for sexual abuse and human trafficking , after this Tuesday the judge denied him the right to bail due to the seriousness of the allegations and risk of absconding .

On Monday, the prosecutors had asked for the accused’s right to bail to be denied, saying that USD $5 million had been collected for the defense of García, who originally had been imposed a fine of USD $50 million , the highest determined in the county of Los Angeles, California , where the process is taking place.

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In that same audience on Monday, alleged evidence of sexual activities sanctioned by law was released; the special agent Steven Stover , from the California Highway Patrol, talked about the existence of a video featuring Naasón in a sexual trio with a male teenager of 15 or 16 years of age and one of the co-accused .

The video would have been found in an electronic device of the accused in which, in addition, sexual images were found, according to Univisión , which follows the case.

The judge determined, based on the new evidence and the argumentation that Naasón could escape, he does not have the right to bail.

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The accused has declared himself not guilty of the 26 charges against him for child rape, aggravated sexual assault, sexual abuse, human trafficking, pornography, and extortion , among others.

Along with García, Alondra Ocampo and Susana Ocampo are arrested, while the authorities are still looking for a third suspect . They will appear in court again on August 2nd.

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