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State Charges Church Leader with Child Rape, Sex Crimes

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra charged Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of La Luz Del Mundo, for alleged human trafficking, rape and other felonies. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

La Luz del Mundo Church Leader Charged with Child Rape, Human Trafficking

Attorney General Xavier Becerra is asking survivors of sexual abuse by La Luz Del Mundo members to come forward. The leader of this fundamentalist Christian church, based in Mexico, was arraigned in Los Angeles Wednesday on charges including rape and human trafficking. The alleged crimes occurred in L.A. County, where the church has several locations.
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