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How the Church of Scientology hopes to quash a lawsuit by Danny Masterson’s accusers
By Robin Abcarian, Columnist
May 29, 2021 5 AM PT
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Danny Masterson will soon face trial on charges he raped three women, and that’s a victory of sorts.

In the past, prosecutors have often taken the easier road of not pursuing charges against alleged serial sexual assaulters like Masterson, a lifelong member of the Church of Scientology who rose to fame as a star of the hit TV sitcom “That ’70s Show.”

But fame and power no longer have the same inoculating effects for alleged perpetrators that they used to. ...

Masterson’s alleged rape victims are looking to the civil courts for relief, too. And they are not suing just Masterson; they are also suing the Church of Scientology, its Religious Technology Center and Scientology leader David Miscavige.

The women, along with other plaintiffs, filed a civil lawsuit alleging that after they reported Masterson’s assaults to the church — and, eventually, to Los Angeles police — they were tormented by agents of the church, which has strict policies forbidding members from involving police and courts in their conflicts. ...
Los Angeles Times


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