| La Luz del Mundo
Trial Set for March 2027 on
Sadistic Abuse Videos Now RFRA
Invoked
by
Matthew Russell Lee,
Patreon Book
Substack SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
April 10 – Back on September
10, DOJ charged NAASÓN JOAQUÃN
GARCÃA 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 On March 10, 2026
Inner City Press live tweeted
the proceeding in which the
trial date was set: March 15,
2027, with two rounds of
motions before then. On April 10,
Joran Nunez Joaquin's lawyer
filed asking Judge Preska "to
order the Government to turn
over, to defense counsel and
the Court, the grand jury
minutes including the
instructions given to the
grand jurors. While Joram
understands that such an order
is uncommon, the ordinary must
yield to the essential..it is
important that we view through
the lens of the First
Amendment and the Religious
Freedom Restoration Act of
1993 (“RFRAâ€) the references
to the doctrine and beliefs of
LLDM" - six page filing on
Patreon here. Inner City Press
will stay on the case. The case is USA
v. Garcia, et al., 25-cr-370
(Preska)
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Friday, April 17, 2026
La Luz del Mundo Trial Set for March 2027 on Sadistic Abuse Videos Now RFRA Invoked
