Citing new evidence, judge angrily denies bail for leader of La Luz del Mundo church
by Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times
Jul 17, 2019
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES - The leader of La Luz del Mundo church remained impassive in a Los Angeles courtroom as a witness for prosecutors described a video that he alleged showed Naason Joaquin Garcia participating in a sexual threesome involving a minor.
State law enforcement officer and forensic examiner Steven Stover testified during a Superior Court hearing on Monday that the video, which he said was found on an iPad that officials had seized from Garcia, depicts the defendant having intercourse with a woman while she performs oral sex on an underage male.
Stover also said that he had found child pornography on
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