Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo

Name: Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 6

"Bringing the truth into the light."

Explore the horrifying story of the Christian church La Luz del Mundo (LLDM) and the sexual abuse that scores of members, many of them minors, say they have suffered at the hands of its successive leaders, known as the "Apostles."

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo

First Air Date

December 6, 2022

Last Air Date

December 7, 2022

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films Jigsaw Productions Law & Crime Productions

Networks

HBO

S01E03

A Fight for Justice

In 2019, LLDM’s incumbent “Apostle,” Naasón Joaquín Garcia is apprehended along with two of his alleged handmaidens and charged with crimes relating to five Jane Does. In a heartbreaking turn of events for Joaquín Garcia’s victims, prosecutors unexpectedly offer him a plea deal depriving the victims of their day in court. While Joaquín Garcia is sentenced to just 16 years and eight months in jail, the survivors are determined to keep fighting for justice while grappling with their trauma.

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