Saturday, August 08, 2020

PLEA TO REDUCE BAIL BACKFIRES

Judge Hikes Bail For La Luz del Mundo Leader Accused Of Child Rape To $90 Million

LAPPL News Watch
August 7, 2020

A judge on Thursday set bail at $90 million for the leader of La Luz del Mundo church, all but ensuring that the religious leader, Naason Joaquin Garcia, will remain jailed as he awaits trial on charges of raping children and possessing child pornography, among other crimes.

The bail amount, set by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge George G. Lomeli, was staggering.

Garcia’s attorneys had asked the judge to whittle down the $50-million bail imposed last year, when Garcia was first charged with sex crimes.

Setting bail at $50 million was the functional equivalent of denying it, his attorneys argued, because no surety company could legally underwrite so large a bond.

Instead, Lomeli raised it by $40 million.

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