Naasón Joaquín García

Naasón Joaquín García
International Director of the La Luz del Mundo Church
Assumed office
14 December 2014
Preceded bySamuel Joaquín Flores
Personal details
Born (1969-05-07) 7 May 1969
SpouseAlma Zamora
Parent(s)Samuel Joaquín Flores
Eva García López
Criminal information
ConvictionsOral copulation with a minor (2 counts)
Lewd acts on a child (1 count)
Criminal chargeState charges:
  • Lewd act upon a child
  • Conspiracy to human traffic by procuring a child to engage in lewd acts
  • Forcible rape of a minor
  • Unlawful sexual intercourse
  • Forcible oral copulation ×4
  • Oral copulation of a person under 18 ×2
  • Forcible oral copulation of a person under 18
  • Human trafficking for production of child pornography
  • Forcible rape ×5
  • Extortion ×4
  • Possession of child pornography


Federal charges:

  • Racketeering conspiracy
  • Sex trafficking conspiracy
  • Sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion
  • Inducement to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity
  • Conspiracy to sexually exploit children
  • Child exploitation enterprise
Penalty16 years, 8 months

Naasón Merarí Joaquín García (born 7 May 1969) is a Mexican convicted child sex offender and religious leader who serves from prison as the third leader of the La Luz del Mundo church, succeeding his father, Samuel Joaquín Flores following his death in 2014. In June 2022, he pled guilty in California to three charges related to sexually abusing children and was sentenced to 16 years 8 months.