Lawyer for megachurch leader's sex abuse victims says they plan to sue others
A lawyer for the women sexually abused by La Luz del Mundo megachurch leader Naasón Joaquín García said they plan civil lawsuits against other church leaders.
The lawyer for several victims of a Mexican megachurch leader who pleaded guilty of sexually abusing minors said they are planning to sue other leaders of the church, alleging they were complicit in the abuse.
Naasón Joaquín García, 53, leader of the evangelical megachurch La Luz del Mundo, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on June 9 after pleading guilty in Los Angeles to two counts of forcible oral copulation involving minors and performing a lewd act on a child.
García pleaded guilty days before before he was set to stand trial on 23 felony counts of sex crimes against children, including multiple charges of rape, conspiracy to engage in human trafficking and child pornography.
In an interview with Noticias Telemundo, attorney Jonati Yedidsion said the alleged victims will now file civil lawsuits against other church officials.
“We have some names that we know that, at the very least, have played a role in perpetuating the abuse, and silencing the victims,” Yedidsion said in an interview with Telemundo correspondent Francisco Cuevas.
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