Child Rape Charges Against Mexican Megachurch Leader Tossed on Technicality

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Courthouse News

April 7, 2020

(CN) – A state appeals court tossed on procedural grounds a case involving charges of child rape and human trafficking against the leader of a Mexican megachurch who lived in Southern California.

A three-judge panel of the California Second District Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that state prosecutors made a procedural error that violated Naason Joaquin García’s rights to a speedy trial and threw out the criminal complaint against him based on that error.

“Absent a personal and express time waiver by García, he was entitled to a preliminary hearing within the statutory period applicable to the amended complaint,” California Associate Justice Laurie Zelon wrote on behalf of the panel in the 33-page ruling.

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García, the self-proclaimed apostle of La Luz del Mondo – which means “The Light of the World” in Spanish – was arrested in June and accused of participating in human trafficking and child rape. He was arrested alongside his associates, Susana Medina Oaxaca and Alondra Ocampo, who were all charged with a total of 29 felony counts. All three have denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty.


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Images of the fundie dirtbag back in the middle of his world:
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[Jamastiene]

1. Disgusting.

I hate it when ginormous jerks like that get off on a technicality. Meanwhile, innocent people get thrown in prison over sloppy work by lazy investigators and lousy defense lawyers who don't give a crap.

[Judi Lynn]

2. This is a catastrophe. He'll be right back at it, just like Trump after the impeachment. Damn. n/t

[oldsoftie]

3. This guy is a cult leader. He needs to be done away with.

[SergeStorms]

4. Another pseudo-religious "leader"....

whose self-serving objectives have turned "religion" into a dirty word. Anyone who tries to bring these swine to justice can expect death threats, death itself, and harassment so terrifying they're forced into moving and hiding out like they're the criminals. And just like Trump's cult, his "parishioners" blindly follow Garcia and Co. no matter what heinous deeds they do.

[NCjack]

5. Prosecutors did not manage the timeline of this case, giving Garcia a free get-out-of-jail

card. Voters did to replace them with competent professionals.

[Initech]

6. The party of morals and values at work.

[Marthe48]

7. so an alleged child rapist is given a pass

but the children languish in detention camps?

[FiveGoodMen]

8. I wonder how much money changed hands