In June, García pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual abuse of underage girls in exchange for a reduced prison sentence of nearly 17 years - a plea bargain that enraged the survivors who came forward. Naasón Joaquín García, the current leader of La Luz del Mundo and the grandson of its founder, was arrested in 2019 on suspicion of human trafficking, production of child pornography, forcible rape of a minor and other felonies.
And it’s against this backdrop that former members detail the years of abuse they say they endured. “Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo,” premiering Tuesday on HBO, is a three-part docuseries exploring the history and power of the church (which translates to “The Light of the World”), whose congregants believe its leader is an “apostle” appointed by God, to whom they must show unwavering loyalty and obedience. Burn This Letter Please.” “Meanwhile, I’m sitting in my home in Los Angeles, and I’m surrounded by four of within a 10-mile radius. “In the almost two years that I’ve been working on it, I am constantly finding myself just trying to explain to people what it is,” says Tiexiera, whose other credits include the 2020 LGBTQ documentary “P.S. But when she came across the reporting of longtime investigative partners Rhonda Schwartz and Brian Ross, which alleged that the church groomed members, mostly children, for the pleasure of its leaders, Tiexiera wanted to draw more attention to the story. L.A.-based filmmaker Jennifer Tiexiera was oblivious to it all too.
Founded in 1926, the Christian denomination claims to have more than 5 million followers in approximately 50 countries - and yet it has remained relatively obscure to the general population, even as it has been plagued by accusations of sexual abuse. If you live in Los Angeles, you’ve probably sped past La Luz del Mundo church, an ornate, 9,600-square foot outpost of the Mexico-based evangelical megachurch hard by the 60 Freeway in East Los Angeles.
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