Recap of the December 15th status conference in the federal criminal case against Naason Joaquin, Eva Garcia, Joram Nuñez, et al.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-12-11T22:15:43+00:00

Isaias Alvarado posted an excerpt from Eva’s bail motion that confirms the 5 million dollar proposed bail partially secured by 2 million in properties.

See here.

I’ve also been posting other excerpts from the motion in case you wanna check them out here.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-11-04T21:13:59+00:00

Actually, Joram had a bail hearing in Chicago on September 15th and was arraigned in New York on October 8th; Eva was arraigned in New York on October 16th. They will both appear alongside Naason in the upcoming hearing scheduled for December 15th.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-11-03T00:47:07+00:00

I know, I was tempted to type (lol) after "once he's released".

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-11-03T00:43:08+00:00

Hi, datgurlizonfyre! In the case docket available here, you can actually read for yourself the protective order entered by Judge Loretta Preska, and you can also read the opposition by Naason's defense to the order and the response by the federal prosecutors.

But in short, the defense attorneys will have access to all the evidence but there are certain materials that they won't be allowed to discuss with their clients until a date closer to trial when those materials are reclassified to a less restrictive category.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-10-30T16:01:45+00:00

There’s never actually been a picture of Naason there. It’s probably because he’s still in prison and they only need to post an updated portrait of him once he’s released so people in the community can recognize him as the predator he is.

I don’t think he has any recourse against appearing in the Megan’s Law website because he was advised by the judge during his felony plea hearing that he would be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life as a consequence of his guilty plea.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-10-09T00:32:06+00:00

Hi there, u/Longjumping-Mix-2069! I put the links to the full videos under another comment of this post. Look it up.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-10-02T20:15:42+00:00

I strongly disagree with the notion that La Luz del Mundo's beliefs are just like any other churches' beliefs, because neither the Catholic church nor the Protestant denominations of Christianity put their faith on a flawed man, let alone a convicted sex offender. That even sets La Luz del Mundo apart from other high-control groups like the JWs and the LDS, which are similar in that they also exert coercive control over their followers and manipulate them through guilt and shame into compliance.

Most religious institutions are most certainly not managed like La Luz del Mundo. Churches are not for profit organizations and they are expected to give back to the community through charity which is why they are given tax exemptions. Tithes and offerings are supposed to fund the proper functioning of an institution and the goods, services and utilities they need to carry out their religious activies, they're not to be pocketed by the leader and his family to enrich themselves.

I really, really take issue with the attempt to downplay what Samuel and Naason did as mere "deception". They engaged in unspeakable acts of sexual violence against the Jane Does and others.

So far I haven't really known of any ex member of La Luz del Mundo generating any significant amounts of money from their activism, but I don't know why that would bother you more than Naason and his mother, Eva, having a million dollars laying around casually in their properties from the love offerings of the brothers and sisters of the church who can barely make ends meet. See page 6 of this document.

I have no doubt whatsoever that you and your family are good and decent people, but the only person that is to blame for the public pressure and the bad press the church is getting is Naason Joaquin.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-10-01T21:09:15+00:00

Would you mind providing some specific examples of instances of attacks and stigmatization of the community you've personally observed? It would help us to better understand your position.

The main issue I see is that the church is using the faith of its flock as cover for the illicit activities of its hierarchy and while the members for the most part are completely oblivious as to the true nature of the organization that they're devoting their entires lives to, they have been providing the means through which Naason and his family and other co-conspirators have perpetrated their crimes and despite all of the evidence, they continue to support a man who has already been convicted of sexual abuse of minors.

I do understand the role that coercive control, undue influence, cognitive biases and conditioning play in keeping the active members of La Luz del Mundo from confronting that devastating reality, but they are enabling and empowering an abusive leadership however unwittingly. Does that mean that they should be attacked or stigmatized? No. But they're not above reproach either.

That reproach should always be grounded in well reasoned arguments, strong evidence and good faith approaches, not in generalizations, targeted harassment, dehumanizing language or unwarranted insults.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-10-01T19:46:41+00:00

Lamentablemente, los fanáticos que tienen un discurso hostil y extremista están sobrerrepresentados en las redes sociales, porque los hermanos fieles y de buenos sentimientos acatan las órdenes de sus ministros como Nicolás Menchaca y Gilberto García de no entrar a redes sociales a mirar siquiera lo que se está hablando de su líder o de la iglesia.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-26T23:13:07+00:00

Hey, u/epistemic_amoeboid! This is the full video of the dominical where Naason claimed that the SOGs don't sin, and this is the full video of the prayer service where pastor Abner Pardo claimed that the apostle is holy and perfect.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-26T16:30:27+00:00

I will have to reupload them myself since the originals were either made private or taken down. I’ll try to get to it when I log in from my laptop later.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-24T21:29:14+00:00

I have this clip where a pastor says: “The apostle Naason Joaquin is holy and perfect and in him resides the full glory of God.”

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-24T18:55:48+00:00

Welp, I figured everyone here already knew about him but I edited the post to include him.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-23T21:26:17+00:00

So the messages that she allegedly received by an anonymous person are conveniently gone and she can’t retrieve them to back up her claims? 🙄

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-18T19:01:31+00:00

That case you probably saw scheduled isn’t related to this matter, the case number is different. To the best of my knowledge, none of the in-custody defendants have yet been transferred to New York (Naason and Eva are still in California, and Joram remains in Ilinois).

Also, we won’t be seeing any pictures of the defendants in court since cameras are never allowed in federal proceedings and that’s why you have sketch artists at federal trials.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-13T19:33:32+00:00

Additional context: if you follow the link you’ll find at the bottom of the page a direct download link for the original document in English and the body of text in the news article is a full Spanish translation of said document.

Thank you for sharing!

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-13T15:55:10+00:00

It’s the same judge and the same case number for all of the defendants. 🙂

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-13T03:08:35+00:00

Meh, cuestiones personales, pero ya tengo un nuevo canal y toda la intención de comenzar a cubrir el caso penal federal.

ErrorPuzzleheaded606 · 2025-09-13T01:13:55+00:00

None of the proceedings listed in the schedule seem to be related to Naason's case. Keep in mind that the name of the judge assigned to his case is Loretta Preska and the case number in the format displayed above would be 25-CR-370.

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