The leader of a megachurch with 5 million followers worldwide was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison for sexual abuse.
“It never ceases to amaze me what people do in the name of religion and how many lives are ruined in the guise of a supreme being," Coen said.
“I worshipped my abuser,” said a woman identified as Jane Doe 4, who sobbed as she spoke about García as a “monster.” “He used me over and over again like a sacrificial lamb taken to slaughter.” They said they had looked forward to García facing a trial in the hopes he'd be locked up for life. Now that option was gone and they pleaded with Judge Ronald Coen to impose at least a 20-year sentence, telling him that García had made a mockery of the court and told his followers he only pleaded guilty because he wasn't being treated fairly.
García, dressed in orange jail scrubs and wearing a surgical mask pulled under his glasses, didn’t turn to face the women. He sat upright and looked straight ahead with this hands shackled at his waist. García had been scheduled to go on trial Monday on 19 counts that also included allegations of human trafficking to produce child pornography. A judge had thrown out four counts of extortion and sentencing enhancements for great bodily injury for lack of evidence.
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