Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for raping former Scientologists
by James Queally, Los Angeles Times
Sep 07, 2023
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — After a pair of trials focused on the Church of Scientology's alleged attempts to shield one of its celebrity members from prosecution, actor Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday morning after having been convicted of raping two former members of the church.
Masterson, 47, was , and a jury deadlocked on a third woman's accusations. The assaults took place in the early 2000s, but Masterson's victims said they waited years to come forward because Scientology doctrine forbade them from reporting a fellow member to
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