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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