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Judge Reopens Criminal Case Against Former Leader of Mexico’s Luz Del Mundo Church

A federal judge has ordered prosecutors to reopen the Mexican case against convicted child sex offender Naason Joaquín García who is serving a 16-year, eight-month prison sentence in California. Judge Juan José Rodríguez, based in the Puente Grande Prison Courtroom in the state of Jalisco, on Monday revoked the December decision by the Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) not to file criminal charges against Joaquín in relation to the case of…

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After the closure of the investigation into the abuses committed by the La Luz del Mundo church announced two weeks ago by the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic (FGR), the pressure of the victims has succeeded in reversing that case. At a hearing held on Monday, a judge has reversed the decision of the FGR not to prosecute and has ordered the reopening of the case in Mexico. The leaders of the evangelical congregation are accused of buil…

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A judge of the Attorney General's Office (FGR) ordered the reopening of the investigation against Naasón Joaquín, leader of the Light of the World.After a hearing in the courts of Puente Grande, Jalisco, a federal judge decided to revoke the decision of the non-criminal action issued in December 2025 by the Public Prosecutor's Office and instead to investigate cases of sexual assault.FGR: Naasón Joaquín faces investigation in MexicoA federal jud…

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Guadalajara, Jal., Judge Juan José Rodríguez Velarde decided yesterday in the federal courts of Puente Grande to revoke the decision of non-exercise of the criminal action taken by the Public Prosecutor's Office in December, and to reopen folder 34/2026 against Naasón Joaquín García, leader of the La Luz del Mundo church, who is imprisoned in a California prison sentenced for crimes similar to those of which he is accused in Mexico, related to s…

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A federal judge ruled this Monday that the Attorney General's Office of the Republic (FGR) cannot ‘carpet’ the investigation against Nassón Joaquín García, leader of La Luz del Mundo and imprisoned in the United States after pleading guilty on three counts of sexual abuse in 2022.Juan José Rodríguez Velarde, based in the federal courts of Puente Grande, decided to revoke the decision of the Public Prosecutor's Office last December, so the FGR mu…

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Mexico City, Mexico.- A federal judge ordered to reactivate the investigation into organized crime against leaders of La Luz del Mundo (LLDM), including Naasón Joaquín García, by repealing the decision of the Attorney General's Office (FGR) to close the case in December 2025. The resolution represents a setback for the Prosecutor's Office, which during the hearing defended the non-exercise of the criminal action, a position that was pointed out …

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nmas.com.mx broke the news on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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