ORANGE COUNTY – On February 18, 2025, Bagen Law Firm sued Gainesville Church Ignite Life Center (ILC) and the Orlando-based Florida Multicultural District (FMD) of the Assemblies of God (AG) on behalf of Plaintiff (Jane Doe) and her mom (Mother Doe) for negligence and vicarious liability, along with Christian Vargas for sexual battery. The defendants denied the allegations.
Vargas is the son of Mark Vega, who serves as head pastor at ILC.
Both Vargas and Vega have open criminal cases. Vargas was arrested in July 2023 on one count of lewd or lascivious battery and one count of lewd or lascivious conduct for allegedly raping a 12-to 13-year-old girl when he was 16 and sexually coercing a 14-year-old girl when he was 17–18. The incidents occurred at ILC…