On Tuesday, that was enough for Superior Court Judge David Fields to grant prosecutors’ request to deny the possibility of bail to Garcia. The religious leader had faced a $50-million bail, believed to be the highest ever imposed in L.A. County. Garcia’s defense team disputes that account. “This is a man who preyed on young girls,” he said. She “realized that the more salacious the allegations made against Mr. Garcia, the more successful her documentary project would become in the marketplace,” the brief stated.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 17, 2019 01:32 UTC