Church Leader

June 07June 07
California’s Top Prosecutor Believes There Are More Victims of Child Sex Abuse in Mexican Church
- Crime
California’s top prosecutor said Thursday that he believes there are more victims of child sex abuse than those listed in charges against the leader of Mexico-based megachurch La Luz del Mundo and several followers. “It would be hard to believe that, based on the information that we’re collecting, that it’s only these four individuals,” Attorney […]
June 05June 05
Leader of La Luz Del Mundo Church Charged With Child Rape
- Entertainment
The leader and self-proclaimed apostle of La Luz del Mundo, a Mexico-based church with branches in the U.S. that claims over 1 million followers, has been charged with human trafficking and child rape, California officials announced Tuesday. Joaquín García and a follower of the church, 24-year-old Susana Medina Oaxaca, were arrested Monday after landing at […]
April 11April 11
Santa Ana Church Leader Arrested on Suspicion of Molesting 2 Girls
- Crime
A Santa Ana church youth leader was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of molesting two girls he met through the church, police said. Jesse Francisco Hernandez Perez, 22, was arrested at his Anaheim home and was being held on $100,000 bail, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. Perez is a youth leader at the Iglesia […]

California’s Top Prosecutor Believes There Are More Victims of Child Sex Abuse in Mexican Church