The Most Shocking Revelations From Danny Masterson's First Rape Trial

Following weeks of graphic testimony & a peek into scientology's inner world, danny masterson's first trial ended with a deadlocked jury. after being retried, he was convicted of two counts of rape..

Content warning: This story discusses details of sexual assault and abuse.

When  Danny Masterson —and his accusers—had their day in court last year, it ended in a mistrial , the jury deadlocked on whether or not the actor was guilty of three counts of forcible rape. He had pleaded not guilty on all counts.

After prosecutors tried him again this past spring,  Masterson was found guilty of two counts of rape . The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the third count, the allegation that he sexually assaulted a former girlfriend, but the vote was reportedly 8-4  in favor of conviction.

Masterson didn't testify at either trial. His three accusers testified at both.

Previously free on $3.3 million bail, he was remanded to custody once he was convicted on May 31. 

On Sept. 7, after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo rejected the defense's motion for a new trial, Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison . But through his lawyers, he maintains that he's innocent .

The verdicts against Masterson were "not supported by the evidence," his attorney Shawn Holley  told media outlets in a statement after court, noting that they plan to appeal his conviction.

"Though we have great respect for the jury in this case and for our system of justice overall, sometimes they get it wrong," she said. "And that's what happened here." Masterson "did not commit the crimes for which he has been convicted and we—and the appellate lawyers—the best and the brightest in the country—are confident that these convictions will be overturned."

The prosecution, meanwhile, considers its case closed.

"This has been a long and arduous road for the victims of Mr. Masterson," L.A. County District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement obtained by E! News after the actor's sentencing. "They not only survived his abuse, they also survived a system that is often not kind to victims. I applaud their courage for coming forward and participating in this process. My hope is that this sentence will somehow bring them peace and that their bravery will be an example to others."

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Thanking everyone on the trial team, he added, "This was a very difficult case but due to their hard work, experience and commitment, justice was finally served today. One of my top priorities is to ensure that Los Angeles will no longer be a hunting ground for Hollywood elite who feel entitled to prey on women."

A civil suit filed against Masterson and the Church of Scientology by four women and one of their husbands that was due to go to trial once the criminal proceedings had concluded still looms.

The former That '70s Show  star was charged in 2020 with sexually assaulting three women in separate incidents that allegedly occurred between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home. He has remained free on $3.3 million bail.

"Mr. Masterson is innocent," his attorney told E! News in June 2020 following his arrest, "and we're confident that he will be exonerated when all the evidence finally comes to light and witnesses have the opportunity to testify." The actor said that any sexual encounters he had were consensual .

For his first trial, opening statements got underway Oct. 18, 2022, following a week of jury selection, a pool of 225 having been whittled down to 12, plus alternates, following voir dire that included questions to gauge potential jurors' familiarity with Scientology.

Masterson, who's been married to wife Bijou Phillips   since 2011, remained an active member of the Church of Scientology, while his three accusers—who haven't been identified publicly by their full names—say they are now ex-Scientologists but were members when they were allegedly raped.

In response to the  lawsuit filed in 2019 accusing him of sexual assault and the church of harassing his alleged victims,  Masterson said in a statement, "This is beyond ridiculous. I'm not going to fight my ex-girlfriend in the media like she's been baiting me to do for more than two years. I will beat her in court—and look forward to it because the public will finally be able learn the truth and see how I've been railroaded by this woman.

"And once her lawsuit is thrown out, I intend to sue her and the others who jumped on the bandwagon for the damage they caused me and my family."

He and the church alleged that his accusers have parroted talking points from an anti-Scientology blog  and that at least one of them was encouraged to report him to police by prominent  ex-Scientologist Leah Remini . A church spokesperson called the lawsuit "ludicrous" and "a sham." 

After Masterson was charged, Remini tweeted , "Finally, victims are being heard when it comes to Scientology! Praise the lord! This is just the beginning Scientology, your days of getting away with it are going to an end!"

The three women whose accusations resulted in criminal charges  testified at a preliminary hearing  in 2021 that they were initially reluctant to go to police because of church pressure.

One accuser said on the stand that she was instructed not to use "the R-word" when she told Scientology officials about the alleged assault. Another testified that a church lawyer came to her home and warned her that she would be expelled from the religion if she reported Masterson to authorities.

Church of Scientology spokeswoman Karin Pouw  denied that there was any policy in place to dissuade members from reporting crimes committed by other members to law enforcement,  telling the  LA Times , "Church policy explicitly demands Scientologists abide by all laws of the land, including the reporting of crimes. This is blatantly clear in the documents we understand were put before the Court—and many others."

As jury selection began, defense attorney Phillip Cohen acknowledged in court that Scientology may be "the elephant in the room," but the religion itself was not on trial.

These were the most shocking moments from Danny Masterson's first rape trial:

Did Danny Masterson have a history of non-consensual sexual encounters?

In his opening statement Oct. 18, Deputy District Attorney  Reinhold Mueller  detailed an alleged September 2002 encounter between Jen B. (as she's being identified in court) and Masterson that preceded the incident she reported to police: Jen said she had planned to meet up one night with her then-best friend  Brie Shaffer , Masterson's personal assistant at the time, and other friends, but Shaffer didn't end up going out. While they were at a bar, Masterson ordered Jen a greyhound—her only drink so far that night, she said—and told her she could stay over at his house. Once there, she felt intoxicated, she said, and didn't vocally object to kissing and sex—during which, Jen alleges, Masterson flipped her onto her stomach and penetrated her anally. She "injured her back a bit" fighting him off, Mueller said.

She did not go to police, the DA explained, because at the time she thought that since she had consented to some sexual activity, what happened wasn't rape.

Jen  did tell some friends, including Shaffer and Lisa Marie Presley, a fellow Scientologist, what happened with Masterson, Mueller said. (E! News has confirmed that Presley is on the list of witnesses set to testify.)

What do the rape charges against Danny Masterson accuse him of doing?

The assault Jen ultimately reported, Mueller said, occurred in April 2003: Jen B. was at a club with friends one evening and after previous plans for a ride home and a place to stay overnight went awry, she and others ended up at Masterson's house. He gave her a red-colored beverage—her first alcoholic drink that night, she said—and within 20 or 30 minutes of drinking only part of it, she recalled becoming disoriented.

Mueller said that Jen's recollections of that night included Masterson pulling her, still partially dressed, into the hot tub; then seeing that she could barely stand up, bringing her upstairs to a bathroom. He stuck his finger down her throat, causing her to vomit, and then he pulled her, against her protestations, into the shower, where he rubbed soap on her breasts and she punched him in the chest in anger. Fading in and out of consciousness by then, she recalled waking up on the bed as Masterson was having sex with her. She took the pillow from under her head and shoved it in his face, but he in turn pushed it in her face and she passed out again.

At one point, Mueller said in recounting Jen's story, Masterson heard someone coming up the stairs and grabbed a gun from his nightstand. He pointed it at Jen, saying, "Don't f--king move." When it was over, Jen said she crawled into the closet and passed out.

Mueller recounted that when Jen told her Church of Scientology "ethics officer" that Masterson had raped her, he allegedly told her, "If you're going to tell me this was rape, it's not rape. In fact, you're not even allowed to say" that word. If she went to police, she was allegedly told, she could be considered a suppressive person and end up separated from her family in the church.

During the defense's opening statement, Philip Cohen said neither the initial police report detailing Jen's account nor the draft complaint sent by her attorney to Masterson's lawyers mentioned anything about the actor pulling a gun. (She testified during last year's preliminary hearing that he threatened her with a gun .)

How has the Church of Scientology factored into the charges against Danny Masterson?

Accuser and ex-girlfriend  Christina B. (as she's being identified at trial) joined the Church of Scientology at Masterson's insistence a few months into their relationship, Mueller explained in his opening statement, and had dated him for about a year before he became "very controlling" and "aggressive sexually." She said she woke up on more than one occasion to find Masterson having sex with her. During one such instance in November 2001, she started screaming and tried to fight him off, then resorted to grabbing his hair—which was against a rule she said Masterson had about not touching his hair or face during sex—and he hit her in the face. When he climbed off her, she recalled he spit on her and called her "white trash."

Christina said she ultimately reported Masterson after a 2001 evening out that ended with her not remembering a thing until she woke up the next morning, at Masterson's house, in pain and bleeding from what felt to her like tearing in her rectal area. "She's alone, she's naked, she's confused," Mueller said. Christina said that when she asked Masterson what happened, he laughed and told her he'd had anal sex with her while she was unconscious. 

"She was really traumatized by this," Mueller said, and reported it to her ethics officer at the Church of Scientology. The officer's husband was also a church chaplain, and he told Christina that she couldn't be raped by her "2D"—or "second dynamic," a term referring to a woman's husband or partner that Mueller promised would come up again later on.

Christina accepted that for a long time, Mueller said. She and Masterson broke up in March 2002, the DA continued, but still saw each other occasionally and had consensual sex on two occasions. She ultimately reported him to police in 2016 at the encouragement of her husband—who, after hearing his wife recount her experience, told her that what happened  was rape.

A rep for Masterson told E! News in 2017 , when the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed they were investigating sexual assault allegations (including a rape accusation by an unnamed ex-girlfriend) against him, that the Church of Scientology had said that the only demand the accuser made of the Church was to seek their help "to intervene so the breakup would not be permanent."

The third accuser, aka Jane Doe # 2 and identified at trial as N. Trout , said that she was invited back to Masterson's house after a night out with friends in Hollywood. They were having drinks, Mueller said in relaying her account of events, and N. said Masterson persuaded her to get into the hot tub. She agreed, but told him she wasn't going to have sex with him.

She was feeling fuzzy, her account continued, and Masterson brought her upstairs into the shower, where he started kissing her and first initiated penetration. She was startled and said no. Then they were back on the bed and, though she told him "no" multiple times, she said he kept going until she "felt like a limp rag doll." N. also said she vomited in her mouth while it was happening.

What did Danny Masterson's attorney say in his opening statement?

Defense attorney Cohen said in his opening statement that he, in turn, would explain why these women aren't credible and that, despite being instructed by law enforcement not to speak or otherwise consult with each other about their cases, they all ended up talking to one another.

Court broke for lunch, after which Cohen resumed his opener. 

"This case, as you're going to hear, is about three women who are going to tell you about three nights about 17, 18, 20 years ago," he said. "This case is about what you believe...regarding those three nights, period."

There was nothing wrong with waiting a long time to talk to police, Cohen continued. But, he added, what the women in this case first told police was "wholly inconsistent with what they're going to tell you in court."

What did accuser Jen B. testify about Scientology and Danny Masterson?

Witness testimony began with Jen B. taking the stand for the prosecution. She testified about being a Scientologist her whole life, her parents already members of the church when she was born, and her closest friends all being from that circle. Because, she said, "growing up in Scientology, there's policies about non-Scientologists." 

She met Masterson when she was about 24 and her fiancé was playing on an amateur softball team with the actor, the now-48-year-old recalled.

On the September 2002 night that she said resulted in Masterson initiating non-consensual anal sex, Jen testified that there was a lot of drunken laughter on her part when he started kissing her. She remembered him ordering her a greyhound at the bar and then giving her a clear beverage once they got to the house.

"I'm looking at his face and I'm like, What are we doing, this is stupid," she said. "I'd sort of get tired
 I was so confused
 and then I thought it was the funniest thing and I just kept laughing. I don't know why I kept laughing. It was ridiculous." Then, Jen continued, "Next thing I remember was him moving my body
 and then I was on my stomach and I felt this really sharp pain in my rear side."

Kissing him "almost felt incestuous," Jen explained. "We're such a tight group of friends. He was my best friend's boss
'more like a brother is what it felt like—sometimes like a mean brother, but it kind of varied depending if he was drinking." She said that when she felt his penis inside her vagina, she became more alert, but then when he turned her around she felt "disoriented." She at first didn't realize she was being penetrated anally, she continued, but then "I literally was like such in pain
 I just screamed 'no' out loud."

The next morning, Jen said, she had a terrible headache and was nauseous. She didn't know if he had ejaculated or not, and she went into the bathroom, she explained, mainly to check for evidence of whether he had used a condom. She said she didn't find any sign of one. Masterson wasn't home when she woke up, and she left.

What is Jen B.'s account of events from the night of April 25, 2003?

In emotional testimony starting Oct. 18 that saw her break down in tears multiple times, Jen B. (aka Jane Doe 1) told the court that she went to Masterson's house on April 25, 2003, to pick up a set of Shaffer's keys from Watson. When she arrived, she recalled, there were 20 or 30 people there hanging out.

She said Masterson gave her a sweet-tasting, red-colored drink in a tumbler, which she sipped. Jen was mostly talking to Watson outside and enjoying herself, she said, but eventually Masterson started pulling her toward the jacuzzi, warning "15 seconds!"—as in, that's how long you have to get ready before you have to go in, clothed or not.

Jen recalled him throwing her in while she was still wearing her pants and shirt. Thirty or 40 minutes after she had the red drink she started to feel woozy, and was having trouble staying upright, she said. "I wasn't able to balance myself well and [Luke] leans in and helps me get out," Jen said. "I just looked at him and said, 'Something's wrong.'"

By then, she said, she was wearing her underwear and a tank-top, unsure of when she removed her pants.

Slumped against Luke, Jen testified, "I wasn't able to sit and then I couldn't see and I felt like I couldn't breathe, and then I wanted to vomit everywhere and I felt I've never been so nauseous in my life."

Masterson came over and told Watson he was going to take her away to throw up. Watson resisted, telling Masterson he would help her, Jen said, but Masterson insisted and carried her upstairs. They went into the bathroom, he positioned her in front of the toilet and stuck his fingers down her throat, causing her to vomit, Jen said, recalling that it got in her hair.

Then, she said, starting to cry on the stand, "I laid down on that floor
 my face was on the tile
 it felt nice because it was cold and I wasn't moving and it felt safe. I just wanted to stay there."

She didn't know how much time passed, she said, before she heard Masterson say that all the vomit was "f--king disgusting" and he "dragged" her into the shower. "I remember him pulling me up by my underarms," Jen continued, "handing me soap." 

"'Grab the f--king soap,'" he told her, per her recollection, but she couldn't. "He grabbed my hair," she continued, "and pulled me up because I kept trying to sit back down...I don't remember soaping myself." She mainly remembered being slumped on the floor of the shower, then the water turning off, after which, she said, "I guess I went unconscious or something, I don't remember." 

Jen said she's not sure how she made it out of the bathroom, but then Masterson "kind of picked me up and pushed me onto the bed." Once again, she continued, "I was asleep or passed out or unconscious." She admitted that her memory of the sequence of events was hazy.

But, she continued, "To the best of my knowledge, when I first woke up on that bed he was on top of me and his penis was inside of me, and that's when I came to. Immediately my first realization was that, that's what I awoke to." 

She tried to put a pillow between them, she recalled, but he grabbed it and held it over her face, causing her to lose consciousness again. When she came to, she said, she grabbed at his throat. Then he put his hand around her throat, Jen said, and "squeezed really hard." Mueller asked what she thought at that moment. "That I was going to die," she replied. "He's going to kill me."

Jen B. says Danny Masterson pulled a gun on her

Someone knocked on the bedroom door, and Jen recalled Masterson reaching for the nightstand and pulling out a gun. He never aimed it directly at her, she said, but while he was holding it "he told me to shut the f--k up."

She passed out again and when she woke up, Jen said, she was alone. Thinking she was leaving the room, she recalled, she accidentally ended up in the closet, where she curled up behind a rack of shirts and blacked out. Masterson was in the bedroom when she ventured out of the closet at what looked like an early-dawn hour, she said, and he pulled her to the bed and told her, "'Go the f--k to sleep.'"

Jen testified that she woke up much later in the day, went downstairs and only saw Watson, who told her she had to go straight to the office of the Scientology Celebrity Centre president—his mom, Susan Watson . Instead, Jen said, she went straight to her parents' house.

Why did the defense ask for a mistrial?

Asked and denied, but Masterson's attorney reiterated in moving for a mistrial just hours into witness testimony that Mueller had violated the judge's prior ruling in which she allowed mentions of Scientology as they pertained to the accusers being reluctant to go to police or otherwise report alleged crimes committed by fellow church members.

During an Oct. 3 pre-trial hearing, the defense sought to bar  any mention of Scientology during the proceedings, Cohen telling the judge it was "disingenuous to say the government is not placing Scientology on trial." Mueller countered that he should have free rein to bring it up.

"It's about their entire life being wrapped up in this church," the prosecutor said. "If [members] don't follow certain policies...they lose that entire life.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Almedo reminded Mueller Oct. 19, "If you're bringing in Scientology evidence, do it in a manner that makes sense" to the testimony. "This is a rape case. Go to the incidents."

But, she noted, the court wouldn't be limiting testimony about ways in which the church might have disdain for the criminal justice system, a topic the women previously testified about at pre-trial.

What happened after Jen B.'s first sexual encounter with Danny Masterson?

Jen B. resumed her testimony Oct. 19. She recalled—after what she has concluded in hindsight was  not a consensual sexual encounter with Masterson in September 2002—telling friends in their social circle, including Lisa Marie Presley , Paige Dorian  and the actor's assistant Brie Shaffer and good friend Luke Watson , about what happened and feeling blamed for upsetting the dynamic of the group.

Some church members drew up "knowledge reports" about her, Jen said, explaining, "My understanding was that we, in our group, would write reports when we had relevant info about something that was not ideal in our group." Counselors "would then call us in, perhaps have us address why, talking about it and taking steps to fix what we did wrong or stop us from doing it again."

Jen's church "ethics officer," Julian Swartz , summoned her to work on "self-induced" issues, which she then spent several weeks doing, she recalled.

Jen recalled feeling responsible for what happened at the time—and she still feels that way now, to an extent, "because I put myself in that situation. I drank. I didn't have a safe plan, Brie wasn't there. I didn't stop it, you know, I went through all of this, what could've happened."

When did Jen. B first report her alleged rape to police?

Jen testified that she went to the LAPD's Hollywood Station to file a report in June 2004, a year after the alleged attack, explaining that she was reluctant to go to police "because I was a Scientologist and Mr. Masterson is a Scientologist, and you cannot report another Scientologist in good standing to the authorities."

(A church spokeswoman has denied any policy preventing its members from reporting crimes, including ones potentially committed by fellow members.)

"My understanding was I would immediately be guilty of a high crime," Jen continued. "A high crime comes with a penalty of expulsion from Scientology
You cannot speak or have contact or anything at all with a person who has been expelled or declared a suppressive person
That would have major ramifications."

Asked what sort of ramifications, she said, "My life would be over. My parents [both Scientologists] would have to disconnect with me. My daughter [7 or 8 at the time] couldn't go to her school
 My parents wouldn't talk to me. I wouldn't have anywhere to work or live. I wouldn't have anywhere to go." Jen said she wasn't convinced that her parents would choose her over the church if she left.

Before going to police, Jen said, she sent a letter seeking permission to Mike Ellis , the church's International Justice Chief, and asking him for assurance that she wouldn't be declared. He did not give permission, she recalled.

She testified she gave the police photos she taken in the days immediately following her April 25, 2003, encounter with Masterson of bruises on her body, as well as copies of knowledge reports written up about her and the actor and a "non-interpolation order" (a paper that's circulated within a group of people about things you are doing or have done that have "created much chaos in a group," Jen explained, "and it says if we receive one more report of anybody being upset
this person will be...declared a suppressive person").

What happened after Jen B. reported Danny Masterson to police?

According to her testimony, a lawyer from the church came to her father's house in July 2004 and informed them there was already a "declare issue" waiting on Swartz's desk to have her labeled a suppressive. Swartz, whose information she gave to police as one of the first three people she told about being raped, also called her and demanded to know how they got his number, Jen said. When she explained, Jen continued, Swartz said, "'Yeah, you're f--ked, you have no idea how f--ked you are.'"

She said she subsequently signed a nondisclosure agreement, which included her being paid $400,000 over the course of a year.

"I could enter into the NDA agreement or just end my existence however I wanted to do it, go get a declare order or whatever," Jen said.

She testified that a detective got in touch with her in 2016, explaining she was trying to locate Jen's 2004 report, and police interviewed her again in the course of their wider investigation into accusations again Masterson.

According to Jen, she remembered her fellow accuser who's being identified in court as Christina B. from when she dated Masterson in the 1990s, and she first spoke to accuser N. Trout in the summer of 2017. Jen said she and Christina got in touch in 2016 and talked multiple times after. 

Asked if she feared any retaliation from her testimony, Jen answered, "Half this courtroom."

Did Jen B. change her story over the years?

On cross-examination, Jen acknowledged not telling police "the whole truth" in 2004, but maintained that whatever she did tell them she believed to be true.

Questioned about initially telling police her 2002 sexual encounter with Masterson was consensual, she said it wasn't until 2018 that she came to the conclusion that it was something that maybe she wouldn't call rape but rather, as defense attorney Cohen put it, "something in the middle."

On the stand Oct. 20, Jen also maintained that she did tell the LAPD about Masterson having a gun in 2004. She admitted forgetting some things, such as that Masterson had still been home and woke her up the morning after the alleged assault, but insisted she remembered the most pertinent facts.

"It's almost 20 years," she told Cohen. "I'm really trying."

(Also on Oct. 20, the judge agreed to allow a juror to step down due to "anxiety." An alternate was swiftly sworn in to replace the departing juror.)

Was Danny Masterson accuser Jen B. injured?

On Oct. 24, Jen's cousin Rachel Dejneka testified that she did see bruises on Jen's body during a family trip to Clearwater, Fla., they embarked on barely a day after the alleged rape in April 2003.

Dejneka said Jen knew she "was in a hot tub and handed a drink" but "didn't remember exactly" what happened next.

Danny Masterson's ex-girlfriend describes an abusive relationship

Taking the stand for the first time Oct. 24, Masterson accuser Christina B (aka Jane Doe 3) testified that she and the actor had been going out for more than four years, starting in 1997, when she woke up on one occasion in 2001 at his Hollywood Hills home (where she lived at the time) to find him having sex with her.

"I told him I didn't want to have sex, and he wouldn't stop," she said. He pinned her arms, she continued, making her feel "trapped...I was screaming at him to get off of me."

When she pulled on his hair, which was against a rule he had against touching his face or hair, he struck her on the left side of her face, the witness said, then spit on her and called her "white trash" as he got up.

About a year into their ultimately six-year relationship, Christina said, "He became very aggressive sexually...I remember coming back from Paris [in 1998] and I was really really tired and jet-lagged and sick and he wanted to have sex and I didn't. And it resulted in a fight where he dragged me by my hair along the floor. He called me fat and other insults. That's the first that I remember."

Whether she wanted to have sex when he did or not, she continued, "most of the time I let it happen. It would get to the point where if I made it an issue, he would ignore me for a day or two where I would go groveling to him."

And if she didn't apologize to  him , she said, "there would be no communication."

What role did Scientology play in Danny Masterson accuser Christina B's life?

Christina testified that she joined the church at Masterson's insistence, resulting in her "disconnecting" from her family, as her parents, she was told, were "suppressive persons."

On Oct. 25, her second day on the stand, Christina recalled telling a church "ethics officer "in late 2003 that she had been raped by her by-then-former boyfriend, and the exec's response was to tell her not to use that word. "She explained to me that you can't rape someone you are in a relationship with," the witness said. Moreover, she said the officer told her, "I had done something to cause it...We're all responsible for the condition we're in."

At the time, she never considered going to police first, she said.

Danny Masterson's ex testifies about alleged rape 

The rape allegation stems from a December 2003 morning on which Christina says she woke up in pain and bleeding after a night out at a Los Angeles restaurant.

"When I first woke up I felt very confused and I noticed that my whole body hurt," she said. "I noticed that I was injured...my bottom. It was red. It was not normal. It was torn and it had a little bleeding. I was in a lot of pain. I couldn't sit down, it hurt to go to the restroom."

When she asked Masterson what happened, she said, "He laughed at me and said he had sex with me there [ indicating her rear end ]. I asked him if I was unconscious the whole time and he said yes. It broke my heart because I really trusted him."

Their relationship was for all intents and purposes over by the end of 2001, Christina said. But she did seem him "a couple times" in 2002, and while she started crying on the first occasion and he "stopped," she recalled, they had an intimate encounter the next time.

Christina testified that she first told her husband about being assaulted by Masterson in 2011 and reached out to a sexual assault hotline, as well as Austin police, in 2016.

Danny Masterson's attorney offers the possibility that the actor was "a really bad lover"

Retracing accuser Christina B's testimony about her unpleasant experiences with Masterson over the course of their relationship, Cohen inquired during cross-examination on Oct. 27 if their sex life was never "intimate."

"I would say it was not loving, it was very rough, and forceful," she replied, "and didn't understand that a woman needs to be prepared and not just jump on someone and do it their way."

Cohen suggested that perhaps Masterson was just "a really bad lover," as opposed to a cruel person.

"At the time I didn't have much to compare it to what a healthy relationship would be like," the witness replied.

Third Danny Masterson accuser testifies, describes feeling like a "rag doll" during alleged 2003 rape

After court was dark for two days, the trial resumed Nov. 2 with Jane Doe 2 taking the stand. She testified that she was invited to Masterson's house one night in late 2003, where she drank a glass of wine and he demanded that she strip and get in the jacuzzi. She felt "heavy," she recalled, and then the actor started kissing her.

"I didn't want any of what was happening," she testified. "I did start saying to him, 'We cannot have sex, Danny. We cannot have sex.'" 

She said that Masterson brought her up to the bathroom to take a shower, and that's where he first initiated sex. Then he took her into the bedroom and, despite her protestations, he flipped her onto her stomach and "started pounding me from behind." She almost threw up on the bed, she continued, and she felt "like a rag doll, not totally in charge of my faculties."

Afterward, too worried about Masterson's status in the church of Scientology, Jane Doe 2 said, she tried to talk herself out of thinking of what had just happened to her as a rape. She called the actor a week later and asked why he hadn't called, that she liked him and she thought he liked her. He told her he'd been busy, she said, and they only talked a couple more times after that.

"He was like a predator," she said of Masterson. "And as an adult woman, you have plenty of time to see these distinctions between someone having affinity for you and someone targeting you as a piece of meat."

What do Leah Remini's tweets have to do with Danny Masterson's rape trial?

With the jury out of the courtroom, defense attorney Karen Goldstein  raised concerns regarding ex-Scientologist and known church critic Leah Remini 's tweets about Masterson to Judge Olmedo, suggesting that Remini's running commentary could be preventing her client from getting a fair trial.

"As of November 1, yesterday, Leah Remini has tweeted 36 points about this trial," Goldstein said, according to the pool report from journalist Tony Ortega . "She has commented on defense strategy. She has commented on Scientology. She was, at one point, a victim advocate in this case. She was at Jane Doe 1's interview in 2017. She has met with [LAPD] Detective Vargas multiple times. The tweets emphasize the points made several times
this makes it exceedingly difficult for Mr. Masterson to get a fair trial."

The defense's concern was entered into the record.

Remini's 34th tweet in her long thread alleged, "These women have spoken out in great danger to themselves and their families." And she concluded in her 36th , "It's not just about a Hollywood celebrity. It's about what a multi-billion-dollar cult does to cover up horrifying sex crimes."

The church has described Remini on multiple occasions as a disgruntled former member with an axe to grind.

( Originally published Oct. 18, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. PT and updated at 4:40 p.m.; Oct. 19 at 2:01 p.m.; Oct. 20 at 12 p.m.; Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.; Oct. 27 at 3:55 p.m. PT; Nov. 2 at 3:08 p.m. PT; Nov. 9 at 11:41 a.m. PT; Nov. 15 at 11:13 a.m. PT; Nov. 30, 2022, at 7 p.m. PT  )

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Police say Peru gas station robbed

PERU – Peru police responded to a robbery call late Sunday evening at the Good Oil gas station on West Main Street in Peru.

Investigators said the cashier reported being robbed by a white male in his early 20s, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and gray pants, brandishing a weapon. The cashier said the man was about 5 feet, 5 inches and of a skinny build.

The suspect ran off on foot. Police are asking anyone with information to call the Peru Police Department at 765-473-5522.

Center Road fire under investigation

A Saturday evening fire on East Center Road is under investigation by the Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s office, Taylor fire Chief Rob Roler said Monday.

Taylor fire crews were dispatched at 8:14 p.m. to 871 E. Center Road, where smoke was showing on the exterior of the house.

Roler said firefighters tried to go inside the house to fight the fire, but the fire spread rapidly and caused a partial roof collapse, causing firefighters to switch to a defensive operation. Firefighters stayed at the scene until shortly after midnight. The Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department and Howard County Emergency Management Agency assisted.

Howard County arrests

Friday, 12:38 a.m., police arrested a 15-year-old male in the 800 block of East Hoffer Street on a charge of incorrigibility.

Friday, 2:02 a.m., police arrested Kyle A. Ryan, 20, 600 block of South Goyer Road, at North Street and U.S. 31, on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and illegal consumption of alcohol.

Friday, 2:24 a.m., police arrested Christopher Shafer, 28, 1200 block of North Wabash Avenue, in the 900 block of West Morgan Street, on a charge of public intoxication.

Friday, 3:50 a.m., police arrested Simplico Anastacio-Vargas, 24, 600 block of Marsha Court, at LaFountain and Boulevard, on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and a hold for immigration.

Friday, 5:15 a.m., deputies arrested David A. Marshall, 26, Muncie, at the Howard County jail, on two warrants for failure to appear.

Friday, 10 a.m., deputies arrested Jason A. Smith, 32, 1200 block of North Philips Street, at the Howard County Courthouse, on two warrants for failure to appear.

Friday, 11:40 a.m., deputies arrested Brandon Moss, 30, 700 block of West Taylor Street, at the Howard County jail, on a petition to revoke suspended sentence.

Friday, 7:09 p.m., police arrested Jennifer L. Mau, 28, 6000 block of Council Ring Boulevard, at Hoffer and Delphos streets, on a charge of operating while intoxicated.

Saturday, 12:59 a.m., deputies arrested Corey S. Bybee, 21, Michigantown, in the 200 block of South 00 East/West, on a petition for probation violation.

Saturday, 4 a.m., state police arrested Donn H. Sullivan, 74, 2800 block of Bridgestone Circle, at U.S. 31 and 300 North, on a charge of operating while intoxicated.

Saturday, 7:53 a.m., police arrested Austin W. Pridemore, 18, 4500 block of Stratford Drive, and Trevor J. Eldridge, 18, 2600 block of North Washington Street, in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, each on a charge of possession of marijuana. Eldridge also was charged with illegal consumption of alcohol.

Saturday, 9:15 a.m., deputies arrested Phillip E. Causey, 42, 800 block of North Jay Street, at the Howard County jail, on a warrant for failure to appear.

Saturday, 4:30 p.m., police arrested Thomas W. Cook, 46, 1200 block of North Morrison Street, at North and Morrison streets, on charges of public intoxication and resisting law enforcement and on a warrant for failure to appear.

Saturday, 10:43 p.m., police arrested Xxavier D. Mallory, 23, 300 block of East Broadway, in the 700 block of West Monroe Street, on a petition to revoke.

Saturday, 10:48 p.m., police arrested a 17-year-old male, in the 700 block of West Monroe Street, on charges of marijuana possession, assisting a criminal and false informing.

Saturday, 10:48 p.m., police arrested Awkwaan K. Haith, 20, 700 block of East Jackson Street, in the 700 block of West Monroe Street, on a marijuana possession charge.

Saturday, 10:48 p.m., police arrested Skye A. Barnes, 18, 700 block of West Monroe Street, at home, on a marijuana possession charge.

Sunday, 12:30 a.m., police arrested Dana Cook, 43, 4400 block of South 00 East/West, at Main and Morgan streets, on a body attachment warrant.

Sunday, 1:30 a.m., deputies arrested Tywon D. Swanson, 27, 1700 block of South Buckeye Street, at Washington and Mulberry streets, on a petition to revoke suspended sentence.

Sunday, 3:30 a.m., deputies arrested Samantha J. Ray, 28, 1800 block of Hogan Drive, at home, on charges of domestic battery, marijuana possession and possession of paraphernalia.

Sunday, 3:30 a.m., deputies arrested Kenneth C. Jacko, 29, 1800 block of Hogan Drive, at home, on felony charges of dealing marijuana and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, and misdemeanor charges of domestic battery and marijuana possession.

Sunday, 1:57 p.m., police arrested Angela K. Hester, 31, 600 block of South Armstrong Street, in the 2100 block of North Webster Street, on a public intoxication charge.

Sunday, 1:57 p.m., police arrested Christopher VanWinkle, 32, 5800 block of Peshewa Court, in the 2100 block of North Webster Street, on a public intoxication charge.

Sunday, 9:01 p.m., police arrested Steven Armfield, 45, 2400 block of Baxter Road, in the 1100 block of North Washington Street, on a warrant for failure to appear.

Monday, 1:06 a.m., police arrested Thomas L. Carrico, 39, 1900 block of North Jay Street, at home, on a body attachment warrant.

Howard County thefts

Sunday, 9:30 a.m., the theft of a GPS unit and a wallet with contents was reported in the 3300 block of South Dixon Road.

Sunday, 2:06 p.m., the theft of a Droid 2 cellphone and a wallet was reported in the 1500 block of Cranbrook Drive.

Sunday, 3:02 p.m., the theft of a 15-inch Hewlett-Packard computer monitor and a 26-inch Samsung flat-screen television was reported in the 200 block of Elliot Court.

Sunday, 8:21 p.m., the theft of ammunition, a .45 caliber ACP handgun and a Walther P22 handgun was reported in the 1200 block of East Firmin Street.

Sunday, 9:21 p.m., the theft of a game system and more than $12,000 in jewelry was reported in the 800 block of East Center Road.

Sunday, 10:52 p.m., the theft of six to eight bundles of shingles, valued at $85 apiece, was reported in the 2200 block of North Bell Street.

Tipton County arrests

Tuesday, 8:35 p.m., deputies arrested Eddie G. Lynch, 34, Tipton, on two counts of domestic violence battery.

Wednesday, 3:12 p.m., deputies arrested Victor J. Echeverria, 20, Frankfort, on a charge of contempt of court.

Wednesday, 8:59 p.m., police arrested Lawrence P. Cross, 28, Kokomo, on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Thursday, 12:34 p.m., police arrested Lee Allen Tubbs, 27, Tipton, on a charge of domestic violence battery.

Friday, 7:35 p.m., deputies arrested Emily Anne Luckey, 26, Windfall, on a probation violation.

Saturday, 3:11 a.m., police arrested Erin M. Epp, 36, Tipton, on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person and leaving the scene of an accident causing injury.

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Review: CSI: New York — ‘Officer Involved’

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One of Danny’s rookie officers shoots a man outside of a bar, and Danny’s career is on the line when the officer’s story doesn’t add up.

Danny regains consciousness in the middle of the street, bleeding from a gash on his forehead. Rookie Officer Lauren Cooper is kneeling nearby with Danny’s off-duty weapon in her hand, and there’s a dead man on the ground between them. He asks Lauren and the other two rookie officers to fill him in on what happened, and they say the man and two friends jumped the group as they left the bar. The dead man hit Danny over the head with a bottle and fired a revolver at Lauren before she was forced to grab Danny’s gun and shoot to kill.

The man’s name is Pete Miller. Danny tells Mac that Pete was harassing Lauren in the bar, and he showed the man the door. He didn’t announce that he was a police officer because he thought it would make the situation worse. Pete must have waited for the group to leave so he could get revenge. He tells Mac what happened after that, but he’s basing it on what the rookies told him since he was unconscious at the time. Unfortunately, their story isn’t adding up.

Adam finds absinthe on Pete’s shirt, which could explain his behavior. There’s gunshot residue all up the outside of Pete’s left sleeve, suggesting that he did actually fire the gun—one of his friends must have taken it from the scene. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city, one of Pete’s two accomplices approaches a ‘shoot the geek’ game. Instead of using the paintball guns provided, he pulls out the revolver from the bar shooting and kills the man.

When Mac looks closer at Pete Miller, he realizes the gunshot residue on Pete’s sleeve is inconsistent with Lauren’s story. The pattern suggests that he was standing next to the man who shot the weapon, but he didn’t hold the gun himself. Lauren was shooting at the other man but hit Pete instead.

Mac and Flack head to the hospital after a man named Ray is admitted with a gunshot wound to the leg, which he received the night Pete was killed. Ray grew up with Pete, and he went to the bar after Pete called him to come start a fight with Danny. Ray tells them that Pete didn’t bring the gun, it was the third man with them, Travis. After the gunshots went off, Ray ran, and he didn’t realize Pete wasn’t behind him until they were 10 blocks away. Travis shot him in the leg to prevent him from going back for Pete, and he threatened Ray to keep his mouth shut.

The team tracks Travis, hoping to prevent any more murders. He and Pete used to work together, but he’s being going through a tough time lately. He and his girlfriend broke up, and evidence leads the team to realize the woman is a burlesque dancer at The Latrec Club. They hurry to the club, knowing she is his next target. Mac spots the man, under the influence of absinthe, as he raises his gun to fire. Mac wrestles with him, and Travis tries to kill himself when he realizes what is happening—but the gun is empty. The police move in to arrest him. Analysis :

“Officer Involved” marks an end to Danny’s brief stint as a Sergeant. The audience learned that he passed his Sergeant’s exam in the season seven finale, “Exit Strategy” . As I said in my review for that episode, the promotion was a great way to show that the lives—and careers—of the team members would continue to grow even if the show was cancelled. The show earned a reprieve, and Danny has been a uniformed officer during the first four episodes of season eight. In my review for “Keep It Real” , I pointed out that Danny couldn’t stay on the beat indefinitely. Giving him a promotion when the show’s future remained uncertain was one thing, but it’s inconvenient to have a main character whose job only allows him brief interaction with the rest of the team. I knew Danny would find his way back to the lab before too much time had passed.

Danny is a cop and a scientist, and it hasn’t felt right to see him away from the lab. I’m glad he’s back in his old stomping grounds by the end of “Officer Involved”; however, while I knew this was coming and am glad Danny is back with the CSIs, the whole thing was wrapped up very quickly. There was a lot of potential for this storyline, for Danny as a character and for Carmine Giovinazzo as an actor. He did have some good material as a Sergeant, but when all is said and done, I’m left feeling like there could have been so much more.

Part of my disappointment with this Sergeant storyline is the fact that Danny sits by passively while it is all coming down around his ears. In the early years of the show, Danny was a very passionate, impulsive character. It led to plenty of mistakes and bad decisions, but he didn’t sit around waiting for things to happen. Back then, Mac (and Flack) had to rein him in and save his ass more than once. There are parallels between “Officer Involved” and season one’s “On the Job” , in which Danny was investigated by Internal Affairs for his role in a shooting that involved another police officer, and that case is mentioned several times this week. Back then, Danny was antsy. He wanted to tell the IA officer his side of the story, but Mac warned him not to say anything. Flack met Danny at a diner and tried to calm him down, but Danny felt like no one had his back. He went against Mac’s orders and spoke to IA, and Mac berated him for his actions despite the fact that the case was dropped. Mac revealed at the end of “On the Job” that he was advised against hiring Danny, and Danny was removed from the promotion grid. Mac also pointed out that the Minhas case would come back to haunt Danny if he ever ended up in trouble again, so the references provide some great continuity this week.

As Mac told Danny in “Cavallino Rampante” , he has come a long way since those early days. I didn’t want him to blow a gasket this week or revert 100% to that impetuous young hothead from season one who didn’t think he could trust anyone, but it would have been nice to see some of that passion peeking through the cracks. I have no problem with Lindsay rushing to his side at the start of the episode and trying to look out for him and their family—I’d be disappointed if she didn’t do that. However, I’m not thrilled that Lindsay is the one who confronts Lauren when it becomes clear that she’s lying and that she and the other officers are willing to throw Danny under the bus to save themselves. It’s not the fact that Lindsay speaks to her that bothers me, it’s the fact that Danny does nothing. He gets upset during the second interrogation with Adler, when the man suggests that he and Lauren are romantically involved, but otherwise he just sits by and waits for things to happen. He doesn’t want to believe that his rookies could be capable of something like this, but he doesn’t fight back even when the truth comes out.

Lindsay confronts Lauren and forces her to face up to what she’s doing. I like that Lindsay is willing to ignore the rules to protect her family, I just wish Danny had been the one to save himself. For all that Mac points out how far Danny has come since the early days, it seems he has merely switched the people who have to come to his rescue. Back then, it was Mac and Flack, but now Lindsay has to save him when things go wrong. Danny doesn’t make things worse for himself in the meantime, like he used to, but the result is that he just sits in Adler’s office with his gun and badge in his hand and waits for the axe to fall.

In the end, Lauren finally does the right thing and tells the truth. Danny is cleared, but it’s a hollow victory. He decides that he can’t stay on the beat if it means working with people he can’t trust. While I agree that the CSIs are his family, and that none of them would betray him the way the rookies this week did, I think it’s naive of Danny to assume that he’d have as close of a bond with these cops as he does with the CSIs. He has worked in the crime lab for more than a decade. How could he create the same bond in four months as a Sergeant? The rookies respect him as a boss, but they don’t love him as family. They shouldn’t have betrayed him, but it’s not unbelievable.

One of my biggest problems with the IA investigation this week is Adler’s assumption that Danny is having an affair with Lauren. Men and woman can (and do) maintain platonic relationships, and I would have been much happier if that had never come into the equation. There was no indication that Lauren or Danny felt anything romantic toward each other in “Cavallino Rampante”, and there is absolutely nothing this week to suggest things should be seen in that light. I’m sure the point is to emphasize the unfairness of the whole situation, but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Lauren shot a man, lied about it and pinned it all on Danny when the truth came to light—there’s plenty of conflict without Adler accusing Danny of cheating on his wife.

While the team investigates the case, the conflict of interests keeps Lindsay on the sidelines. Adam seems to forget about this when he discovers the traces of absinthe on Pete Miller’s shirt, and he starts to talk about the evidence with her when she walks into the lab. He’s confused about the hair-like fiber found on Pete’s collar, and Lindsay finally gets through to him and reminds him that she can’t be involved. He apologizes and asks after Danny, and Lindsay offers him a piece of advice when she walks away: “Say ‘hi’ to EDNA for me.” While it’s a fun, subtle way for Lindsay to help, the scene makes Adam look like a bit of an idiot. First of all, why doesn’t he remember that Danny is involved, therefore Lindsay can’t work the case? And why does he need Lindsay to nudge him in the direction of the incredibly convenient sample library that has been sitting in their lab for the past two years? It can identify pretty much anything, including (but not limited to) glass, clover, ant chalk, soil, beetles, and a mixture of concrete and human cremains—you would think EDNA would be Adam’s first stop when he has anything to identify, not a machine he forgets about until a colleague reminds him that it’s there.

Ultimately, EDNA does give Adam the answer he’s looking for. The hair-like fiber is from a rare type of rooster feather, which is primarily used to make nymph flies for use by fishermen. This leads to an amusing scene with Mac and Jo. Adam tries to stump Jo with a list of nymph fly types, but she recognizes them immediately. Her father used to take her fishing when she was younger, and she laughs with nostalgia when she sees the nymph flies Adam brings into the lab. A minute later, Mac is able to identify “saddle hackle” as rooster feathers right away, leading Adam to wonder if he’s the only one who has never heard of these nymph flies. At the end of the scene, Adam makes a joke about going on a “fishing expedition”, which earns a smirk from Jo but a thoughtful look from Mac as it helps him figure out that Lauren was lying about Pete Miller’s role in the shooting. He wanders off without a comment, leaving Adam and Jo to share a curious glance. Between this scene and the RF cloning device scene in “Cavallino Rampante”, I’m starting to think the combination of Mac, Jo and Adam is almost as great as the combination of Mac, Jo and Flack. The latter is probably my favorite dynamic on the show, all together or in individual pairs, but Adam brings a different energy to the equation. It’s a lot of fun, and I hope we see plenty of interaction between all four characters as season eight continues. See also: “Officer Involved” episode guide

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A Timeline of Danny Masterson's Controversies

A verdict has been reached in the rape retrial involving Danny Masterson. Here's a timeline of the actor's controversies

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After Danny Masterson was charged in 2020 with forcibly raping three women in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003, a verdict was reached on May 31, 2023.

The That '70s Show actor pleaded not guilty to all three charges in January 2021, and a Los Angeles judge ordered him to stand trial last year. All of the alleged crimes occurred at Masterson's home, prosecutors say, and all three accusers took the stand to detail their allegations in May 2021 in a preliminary hearing.

On Oct. 19, 2022, Masterson's sexual assault trial began when opening statements were delivered at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles, California. Masterson, who has been married to actress and model Bijou Phillips since 2011, is facing a maximum sentence of 30 years to life in state prison, per  Deadline .

Three of the alleged victims were Scientologists, a church Masterson has been a part of for years. The Church of Scientology has become a key theme in the case, despite the judge's efforts to keep the focus on the alleged rape. "This is not going to become a trial on Scientology," Judge Charlaine Olmedo said at a pre-trial hearing.

Since Masterson was first accused of sexual assault in 2017, his career in the entertainment industry has been largely impacted. Specifically, Netflix fired him from the series The Ranch and United Talent Agencies cut ties with him after 20 years of representing the actor.

Keep scrolling for a timeline of Masterson's controversies.

March 3, 2017: Los Angeles Police Department conducts investigation over three Danny Masterson sexual assault claims

It was first reported that Masterson was under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department over sexual assault allegations by journalist Tony Ortega on his blog about Scientology, The Underground Bunker .

The LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division later confirmed the news in the following statement to PEOPLE: "The Los Angeles Police Department Robbery Homicide Division, Sexual Assault Section, is conducting an investigation involving the actor Danny Masterson. Three women have come forward and disclosed that they were sexually assaulted by Masterson during the early 2000's."

According to documents obtained by Ortega, the three women — who were reportedly also Scientologists — claimed that the Church of Scientology pressured them not to contact authorities about their claims. (The Church of Scientology has denied that it pressured victims.)

According to one woman's alleged police report obtained by Ortega, she accused Masterson of having sex with or without her consent while she was asleep. A second woman alleged that Masterson "sexually assaulted the victim while she was passed out," per a report obtained by Ortega.

In a statement to PEOPLE at the time, Masterson's rep refuted the claims. The rep said one alleged incident occurred when the actor was in a six-year relationship with the alleged victim.

Nov. 2, 2017: Danny Masterson's fourth sexual assault accuser is reported

In November 2017, the Huffington Post's Yashar Ali reported that a fourth woman accused Masterson of raping her in the early 2000s.

According to Ali, the LAPD began interviewing accusers in late 2016, and police referred the case to the district attorney in April 2017. Ali reported at the time that the investigation had stalled, and that "despite compelling ― what one law enforcement source described as 'overwhelming' — evidence, the charges have not been approved for filing." (A spokesperson for the D.A.'s office declined to comment to Ali at the time.)

Nov. 16, 2017: Chrissie Carnell Bixler comes forward as one of Danny Masterson's sexual assault accusers

Later that month, one of Masterson's accusers, Chrissie Carnell Bixler, came forward publicly . She told The Daily Beast at the time that she could "no longer be silent," adding, "the only way to protect ourselves is to speak."

In her statement, she blasted Netflix for continuing its working relationship with Masterson on the scripted comedy The Ranch , which Masterson co-starred in and co-produced with his former That '70s Show costar Ashton Kutcher .

"I'm going to be an amazing woman who will NOT shut my mouth when I find out my rapist raped countless other women. I will NOT shut my mouth when Netflix tries to make us feel like we don't matter," Bixler said. "We DO matter. We ARE important. We will see justice for what was done to us, and is continuing to be done to us...and for all those who knew/know and are either actively helping this serial rapist or are choosing to stay silent...YOU don't matter."

Dec. 4, 2017: One Danny Masterson's accusers reveals that a Netflix executive told her he didn't believe the accusations against the actor

In December, the Huffington Post reported that a Netflix executive unknowingly told one of Masterson's accusers that higher-ups at the company didn't think the allegations were credible .

Netflix later confirmed to the outlet that Andy Yeatman, then director of global kids content, made those "careless" and "uninformed" comments, but noted that he was not initially aware that the woman he was speaking to had accused Masterson of rape. Yeatman was later fired.

Dec. 5, 2017: Netflix fires Danny Masterson from The Ranch

Shortly after, Netflix announced that it had cut ties with Masterson amid mounting pressure over the allegations.

"After discussing with the producers, we've decided to write Danny Masterson off of The Ranch . Yesterday was his last day of work, and we'll make new episodes in 2018 without him," the streaming service said in a statement.

Masterson said in a statement via his rep at the time that he was "very disappointed" in Netflix's decision and reiterated his denial of the "outrageous allegations" against him.

Dec. 20, 2017: Bobette Riales comes forward as one of Danny Masterson's accusers

A month later, actress Bobette Riales — who dated Masterson in the early 2000s — joined Bixler in coming forward .

"I stayed quiet long enough," she tweeted. "Danny Masterson repeatedly raped me. All I seek is justice and to prevent this from ever happening to anyone else as it has for some time. My truth will be heard. I applaud her strength as well. @ChrissieBixler #metoo #sisters." (A rep for Masterson did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment at the time.)

Bixler responded to Riales, tweeting, "You are amazing. I'm so proud of you. He will never do this to another human being ever again. He's a thief in the night, but he overlooked some incredibly valuable things we still possess. Our voice."

Jan. 4, 2018: United Talent Agency cuts ties with Danny Masterson

A month after Netflix ousted Masterson, United Talent Agency, a top Hollywood agency, confirmed to the Huffington Post that it no longer represented Masterson . The agency had previously worked with the actor for 20 years, according to the outlet.

Aug. 12, 2019: Four accusers sue Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology

In August, four women filed a lawsuit against Masterson and the Church of Scientology , alleging they were stalked and intimidated after accusing the actor of raping them in the early 2000s.

In the complaint obtained by PEOPLE, Bixler, Riales and two anonymous Jane Does accused Masterson and the church of engaging in stalking, physical invasion of privacy and a conspiracy to obstruct justice, among other allegations, claiming they and their families were harassed in an effort to silence them. Bixler's husband was also a plaintiff.

The four women claimed in the lawsuit that they were systematically stalked and subsequently suffered emotional distress after filing reports with the LAPD. They sought unspecified damages and demanded a trial by jury.

"This is beyond ridiculous," Masterson said in a statement to PEOPLE through his attorney at the time. "I'm not going to fight my ex-girlfriend in the media like she's been baiting me to do for more than two years. I will beat her in court — and look forward to it because the public will finally be able to learn the truth and see how I've been railroaded by this woman. And once her lawsuit is thrown out, I intend to sue her and the others who jumped on the bandwagon for the damage they caused me and my family."

In a statement at the time, a litigation counsel for the Church of Scientology told PEOPLE: "From everything we have read in the press, this baseless lawsuit will go nowhere because the claims are ludicrous and a sham. It's a dishonest and hallucinatory publicity stunt. Leah Remini is taking advantage of these people as pawns in her money-making scam." (Remini was a member of the church for 35 years before making her split public in 2013 . Since she left, she's been an outspoken critic of Scientology.)

June 17, 2020: Danny Masterson is charged with raping 3 women

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that Masterson had been charged with three counts of rape by force or fear.

Prosecutors alleged that Masterson raped a 23-year-old woman sometime in 2001; a 28-year-old woman in April 2003; and a 23-year-old woman between October and December 2003. Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller of the Sex Crimes Division said all of the alleged crimes occurred at Masterson's home.

June 17, 2020: Danny Masterson is arrested and then released

According to the Associated Press, per jail records, Masterson was arrested later that morning . He was released a few hours later after posting bond and was scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 18.

Prosecutors declined to file sexual assault charges against Masterson in two other cases: one for insufficient evidence and the other based upon the statute of limitations for the alleged crime.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Masterson's attorney Tom Mesereau said, "Mr. Masterson is innocent, and we're confident that he will be exonerated when all the evidence finally comes to light and witnesses have the opportunity to testify."

"Obviously, Mr. Masterson and his wife are in complete shock considering that these nearly 20-year old allegations are suddenly resulting in charges being filed, but they and their family are comforted knowing that ultimately the truth will come out," the statement continued. "The people who know Mr. Masterson know his character and know the allegations to be false."

In a statement issued via one of their lawyers and obtained by PEOPLE, the women who sued Masterson in 2019 said they were "thankful that the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office is finally seeking criminal justice against Masterson after a three-year investigation."

"We are confident that the truth will be known and hope that the charges filed today are the first steps in this long journey of healing, justice, and holding those that victimized us accountable," the statement continued.

Oct. 19, 2020: A Los Angeles judge rules that Danny Masterson's rape case will move forward

In October 2020, a Los Angeles judge ruled that Masterson's rape case will move forward — rejecting a defense argument that the case should be thrown out because the alleged rapes occurred outside the statute of limitations, reported Variety . According to Deadline , the judge also rejected a move by the defense to keep the media out of the courtroom.

"Arraignment was continued until November 2 and a judge denied a defense motion," a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office told PEOPLE.

Masterson did not attend the hearing, remaining free on $3.3 million bail at the time. Furthermore, he had yet to enter a plea in the case, per Deadline.

Nov. 2, 2020: Danny Masterson's arraignment is pushed to 2021

The That '70s Show actor's attorney, Mesereau, appeared before a Los Angeles judge, who agreed to postpone Masterson's arraignment to Jan. 6, 2021.

"We think this case has already had enough publicity sufficient to prejudice any jury pool that might have to be picked at some point," said Mesereau, who asked that media outlets be removed from the courtroom before the hearing, reported New York Daily News .

"There's been politics behind the case, in our opinion," Mesereau said. "We think it's a politically motivated case."

Jan. 20, 2021: Danny Masterson pleads not guilty to rape charges

Masterson pleaded not guilty to raping the three women during the early 2000s. The actor's attorney Mesereau entered the plea on behalf of Masterson, who was not present in court, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed to PEOPLE.

May 18, 2021: Danny Masterson posts on Instagram from a court house

The actor shared a smiling selfie with his wife, Phillips, in a now-deleted Instagram post . "Had the most beautiful Uber driver drop me off at school today," he wrote in the caption, tagging his location as "Court House."

May 18, 2021: The first of Danny Masterson's accusers takes the stand to describe their alleged rape

During the preliminary hearing in Los Angeles, one of Masterson's accusers shared an emotional testimony of her alleged rape in court. Per the Associated Press, the woman told the judge that she was drugged at Masterson's house and woke up to the actor raping her 18 years ago.

The woman tearfully explained that she went to his house to pick up a pair of keys from him on April 25, 2003, but was waylaid and decided to join in on drinks with mutual friends.

She said that about 20 minutes after she accepted a vodka mixed drink from Masterson, her vision became "blurry" and the actor pushed her into a jacuzzi, the outlet reported.

The woman went on to detail her alleged rape experience after he brought her upstairs, put her in the shower (where she vomitted) and put her on his bed where it happened. She said she was too weak to fight him off.

She said her memory is only in flashes, but said he pulled her hair and threatened her with a gun after she made attempts to push him off, the outlet reported.

May 19, 2021: The second of Danny Masterson's accusers delivers testimony to the court about her alleged rape

A day after Masterson's first accuser took the stand, another woman detailed her alleged rape in court. She claimed she was drugged and raped 18 years ago by the actor, five years into their relationship together in November 2001.

"I tried pushing him off me and saying no I don't want to have sex with you," the woman said, per the Associated Press . "He wouldn't stop. So I did something that I knew would make him angry and likely to get off me. I pulled his hair. He has these rules, 'no touch hair rule,' 'no touch face rule.' He had this thing about his hair, so I knew if I pulled it really, really hard, he would get off me. But what he did was he hit me."

The woman went on to claim that Masterson had raped her while she was unconscious a month later, according to the outlet. Although she reported the alleged incident to the Church of Scientology, she said in court that the officials allegedly told her she was not raped and she did not report the incident to police until 15 years later. Furthermore, the Church of Scientology denied all of the women's allegations.

May 20, 2021: The third of Danny Masterson's accusers delivers a testimony to the court about her alleged rape

Masterson's third accuser spoke in court on May 20, alleging that the actor demanded she come over to his home one night and later raped her, as reported by AP. When he told her to take her clothes off, she said she listened because "I didn't want any violence to take place, I didn't want things to escalate. I was giggling, trying to say, 'No, I don't want to.'"

She said that she listened to what he asked of her that night partly because of his position of authority he held based on the high level he had reached in the Church of Scientology, the outlet reported.

May 21, 2021: Los Angeles judge says Danny Masterson must stand trial

Following the preliminary hearing, a Los Angeles judge tweeted , " 'That '70s Show' actor Danny Masterson must stand trial on 3 counts of rape."

Oct. 11, 2022: Jury selection begins in Danny Masterson case

Jury selection began on Oct. 11 for the case of Masterson, who is facing 45 years to life on three charges of rape. At the time, attorneys were particularly concerned about prospective jurors' feelings on the #MeToo movement and the Church of Scientology.

Oct. 18, 2022: Opening statements begin in Danny Masterson sexual assault trial

Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller took the podium to begin a two-hour and 15-minute opening statement on Oct. 18, in which he detailed the previous accusations from three women . They were identified by their initials as J.B., N.T. and C.B.

Following Mueller's opening statements, Masterson's lawyer Philip Cohen spoke to the courtroom and emphasized the "cross-contamination" that allegedly occurred, claiming that the women all spoke to each other " before talking to the LAPD ," per Deadline. He also claimed that their stories were inconsistent and lacked photo evidence.

Mueller detailed accusations starting with J.B., who allegedly had two separate incidents with Masterson in September 2002 and April 2003. Though no charges were filed for the first, the district attorney claimed Masterson raped her again nine months later, which is the incident he's now being charged in connection with.

Mueller went on to speak about C.B., a model who was Masterson's girlfriend for about six years, who claimed she woke up to the That '70s Show actor aggressively raping with her several times .

With N.T. — an actress on the TV show Oh, Grow Up — Mueller shared a similar story about her going to Masterson's home, feeling ill after having drinks and allegedly being ordered into the jacuzzi, shower and bed.

Oct. 19, 2022: First witness in the Danny Masterson rape trial breaks down in tears

The first witness — who preferred to be identified as Jane Doe #1 — broke down in tears when telling the jurors the details from when Masteron allegedly raped her at his home in 2003. She testified that she remembered waking up in the actor's bed with him on top of her and penetrating her. She later went on to detail the alleged incident that occurred in the jacuzzi.

Judge Charlaine Olmedo allowed limited discussion of the Church of Scientology to show the relationship between the witnesses and their motivation, reported Variety . "This is a rape case," the judge said. "Go to the incidents."

Oct. 21, 2022: First witness says she fears retaliation from Church of Scientology for testifying

Jane Doe #1 told a jury that she feared retaliation from the Church of Scientology for testifying against Masterson, in addition to noting that they could also go after her three children.

While she said that she filed a lawsuit against Masterson in 2019 as a way to "sue for peace," she said in court that she left out some details in her initial report to the police in 2004 because "she wanted to protect the church and its officials," reported Variety .

Oct. 24, 2022: Second witness testifies in Danny Masterson rape trial

A second woman and former girlfriend of the actor — identified in court as Christina B. — testified that she woke up one night to find Masterson raping her in November 2001. She detailed his aggressive behavior and recounted the "no hair touch" rule.

Christina B. filed a separate lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and Masterson under her full name, as reported by Variety . She alleged that she experienced stalking and harassment in retaliation for reporting the situation to the police.

Nov. 2, 2022: A third witness testifies in Danny Masterson rape trial

A third woman — who preferred to be identified as Jane Doe #2 — took the stand, telling jurors that Masterson violently raped her and left her feeling like a "rag doll" after he ignored her repeated pleas.

She went on to recall the incident that happened in the jacuzzi, when he ordered her "like a drill sergeant" to take her clothes off and get in the tub after he poured her a glass of wine to drink. The woman detailed the alleged rape that followed, taking place in the shower and then the bedroom.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to online.rainn.org .

May 31, 2023: Danny Masterson is convicted of 2 counts of rape

A jury at Los Angeles Superior Court determined that Masterson is guilty of two counts of rape, per the  Los Angeles Times . After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, a third count of rape resulted in a hung jury, the outlet reported.

The  That '70s Show  actor  did not register much of a reaction to the verdict , according to L.A. reporter Meghann Cuniff, who noted that his family members were "fighting back tears" and that his wife  Bijou Phillips  also began to cry.

Cuniff reported Judge Charlaine Olmedo as saying, "Can you maintain your composure? I know it's hard. But if not I need you to step outside."

Masterson was handcuffed and immediately sent to jail, per Cuniff.

September 7, 2023: Danny Masterson gets sentence of 30 years to life in prison

After being convicted of two counts of rape in May, Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for his crimes in September. Before Masterson was sentenced, the two women he was convicted of raping gave victim impact statements.

“When you raped me, you stole from me,” said Masterson’s 2003 victim,  the Associated Press reported . “That’s what rape is, a theft of the spirit.”

“You are pathetic, disturbed and completely violent,” she continued. “The world is better off with you in prison.”

The other victim told the court that she “knew he belonged behind bars for the safety of all the women he came into contact with,” according to AP. “I am so sorry, and I’m so upset. I wish I’d reported him sooner to the police," she said.

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Ex-Philly Police Inspector Danny Castro Released Early, Gets a Job, Then Finds Out it Was a Mistake

By david chang • published november 11, 2014 • updated on november 12, 2014 at 9:23 am.

A former Philadelphia police inspector who was convicted for his involvement in a scheme to use violence to collect on a debt was accidentally released early from prison before he was eventually taken back into custody, according to an attorney with knowledge of the case.

Carlo Daniel "Danny" Castro, 50, was sentenced on Oct. 4, 2011 to five years in prison for his involvement in a scheme to use threats of violence and actual violence to collect a $26,000 debt owed to local businessman Alan Kats.

While Castro was scheduled to be released on April 7, 2016, an appeals attorney who asked not to be named because he doesn't represent Castro in this particular case but rather another case told NBC10 Castro was accidentally released this year due to a clerical error at Philadelphia's federal detention center.

A probation officer placed Castro in a home monitoring program, believing he was eligible, the attorney said. Castro prepared for his release for over a month and even had a job with UPS lined up.

The attorney told NBC10 Castro was home for two weeks before officials realized he wasn't actually eligible for the program. Castro was then taken back into custody.

The attorney did not reveal when Castro was released but told NBC10 his client is “devastated.”

A law enforcement source also confirmed with NBC10 Castro was accidentally released and is now back in custody, though the source also did not reveal when Castro was actually released.

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Castro invested $90,000 in a Delaware real estate development project with his business associate, Wilson Encarnacion, back in 2006. The project never materialized however and Castro repeatedly demanded Encarnacion repay him but Encarnacion failed to do so, according to prosecutors.

In April, 2010, Castro hired a man, referred to as the “Collector,” to collect the original $90,000 debt as well as $60,000 in interest from Encarnacion, prosecutors said. Castro understood the Collector would scare Encarnacion into paying back the money, according to officials.

Unbeknown to Castro, the “Collector” was actually an undercover FBI agent.

On Sept. 10, 2010, Castro authorized and instructed the undercover agent into using violent threats to collect his debt from Encarnacion. That same day he also referred the undercover agent to William Wong, who had asked Castro for help in collecting a $26,000 business debt owed to Alan Kats by Romeo Calleung, prosecutors said.

Both Wong and Kats knew the collector would use threats of violence and actual violence if necessary in collecting the debt from Calleung, according to investigators. Kats is accused of accepting $8000 supposedly collected by the agent from Calleung.

Castro spoke with Wong about the status of the Calleung extortion over the next several months and also accepted a $500 referral fee from the Collector for referring him to Wong and Kats, investigators said.

After an investigation involving the FBI, Castro was arrested in November of 2011. At the time, Castro was in charge of the Philadelphia Police department’s traffic division.

In June, 2011, Castro pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to interfere with the interstate commerce by extortion. He was convicted in April, 2011 to five years in prison for lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with another extortion scheme.

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A Complete Timeline of Danny Masterson's Sexual Assault Allegations and Netflix Firing

A whirlwind of sexual assault allegations against Danny Masterson came out last month, ultimately [...]

By Michael Hein - May 5, 2018 12:33 pm EDT

A whirlwind of sexual assault allegations against Danny Masterson came out last month, ultimately leading to Netflix firing Masterson from his role on the original series The Ranch. Masterson denies the accusations, but damage to his career has already been done.

Fans of the show who don't follow entertainment news closely may find it a bit shocking when the The Ranch returns next year without one of its main characters. That's because the story of Masterson's alleged assaults broke quickly, buried under the scandals surrounding several other prominent men in the entertainment industry.

However, Masterson was publicly accused of sexual misconduct long before Louis C.K. , Matt Lauer , or even Harvey Weinstein . Here's a timeline of the allegations against Masterson.

Masterson was being investigated for sexual assault for a year before the story gained publicity. The Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office had reports from four different women that Masterson had drugged them and raped them as they lost consciousness. Two of the women were in long-term relationships with Masterson, and said they were assaulted on multiple occasions.

One of Masterson's ex-girlfriends, Chrissie Bixler, spoke out about her experience just more than a year ago. She has said Masterson was physically and mentally abusive throughout their six year relationship, and blames the Church of Scientology for coercing her into silence and submissiveness.

In 2016, Bixler broke her silence on the viral Twitter hashtag "WhyWomenDontReport." The conversation was sparked by allegations against then-presidential nominee Donald Trump. For her part, Bixler tweeted "Because your boyfriend tells you it's not rape if you're in a relationship and then his church covers it up. #WhyWomenDontReport." The post was later deleted.

Chrissie Bixler on Twitter

Once Bixler broke her silence, she couldn't be stopped. She railed against Masterson and those who hired him. She also spoke out against Scientology and said the church was complicit in the crimes of powerful members. By the time figures like Harvey Weinstein began being toppled by accusations of sexual misconduct, Bixler was at war.

In March news broke of the LAPD investigation #DannyMasterson &his publicist named a victim &slandered her. Which victim will be outed 2day? — chrissie carnell-bixler (@ChrissieBixler) November 2, 2017

Second Accuser

Bixler came into contact with other accusers. She also gained the support of actress Leah Remini, who has been working to expose the inner working of the Church of Scientology for a few years now. Remini believed Bixler and offered support. Remini's show, Scientology and the Aftermath, won an Emmy.

In this time, Bixler says she was contacted by another accuser who was also a former Scientologist. The second accuser remained anonymous, but they shared some new information, including a recorded phone call with Masterson's publicist, Jenni Weinman.

Jenni Weinman

Meanwhile, Masterson categorically denied all the claims against him. The actor said that he had sexual relations with all the women accusing him of rape, but that each incident had been consensual. Jenni Weinman, who had been Masterson's publicist for nearly 20 years, became embroiled in the controversy.

In late November, the anonymous accuser's recording came out with Weinman saying Masterson's assaults against Bixler couldn't be classified as "rape" since the two had been dating at the time.

Exclusive: In audio of a phone call I obtained, @dannymasterson 's publicist, Jenni Weinman, suggests to one of his victims that a woman can't be raped by a man she's in a relationship with. The Church of Scientology told the victim this as well. Link: https://t.co/dJJekciFEB pic.twitter.com/e128CzY6no — Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) November 22, 2017

The argument caught the attention of the media and social media, which clapped back.

Masterson on the Defensive

Weinman released a statement trying to discredit Bixler. Weinman used the authority of the Church of Scientology to back up her claims, playing into Bixler's hand.

Statement made to the press from #DannyMasterson #scientology #JenniWeinman @jdub1976 The ONLY truth to this statement was my name (and the fact that they actually named me ?) Lies and intentional and continual infliction of emotional distress. Y’all don’t even know. pic.twitter.com/G2t8A5pGzm — chrissie carnell-bixler (@ChrissieBixler) November 13, 2017

Bixler didn't shy away from the attacks, denying Masterson's story.

Bixler vs. Netflix

Bixler took the fight to Netflix , shaming the company for continuing to employ Masterson even after everything she and other accusers had said about him.

Omg @netflix is this episode about a serial rapist who gets to keep his job which lets his victims once again think that they don’t matter and they are nothing? I’m Fresh Out Of Forgiveness, too, y’all. pic.twitter.com/DmhIv7Nvyz — chrissie carnell-bixler (@ChrissieBixler) November 11, 2017

Bixler accused Netflix of hypocrisy after the streaming giant fired Kevin Spacey from House of Cards then dropped the Weinstein Company over allegations of sexual misconduct.

Thanks @netflix for making every victim feel like what happened to them doesn’t matter #BoycottNetflix #rapeenablers #whywomendontreport https://t.co/n2YyKbbYvQ — chrissie carnell-bixler (@ChrissieBixler) November 4, 2017

Public pressure mounted when Masterson tweeted condolences for the victims of the terrorist attack in Egypt. He was met with backlash from those who believed Bixler.

Beyond Bixler's personal story, the outrage against Scientology also worked against Masterson. Recent documentaries like Remini's show and Going Clear have convinced much of the public that the Church is at least partially sinister in its motives.

At the same time, a Netflix executive was approached about Masterson outside of work. When the woman asked Global Kids Content Director Andy Yeatman why the company hadn't addressed the allegations against Masterson, Yeatman replied that Netflix didn't believe the stories.

Yeatman didn't realize at the time that he was speaking to one of Masterson's accusers in the flesh. She replied "I hope no one ever says that to your daughter," through tears.

Netflix was forced to make a decision.

Masterson Fired

Netflix acted swiftly, firing Masterson the very next day .

"As a result of ongoing discussions, Netflix and the producers have written Danny Masterson out of The Ranch . [Monday] was his last day on the show, and production will resume in early 2018 without him."

Masterson will still appear in the upcoming episodes to finish of season 2, which had already been recorded. It's still unclear whether he'll retain his executive producer credit on the show.

Bixler didn't celebrate too much on social media.

Is #dannymasterson getting his rape victims confused? The first police report that I know of was reported 13 years ago. So who filed in 2002? Also please share where the LAPD ever stated any of these cases were without merit. Actually..... hmmm “we’ll see.” pic.twitter.com/9pHHCGerr9 — chrissie carnell-bixler (@ChrissieBixler) December 6, 2017

Masterson's Response

Through it all, Masterson maintained his innocence .

"I am obviously very disappointed in Netflix 's decision to write my character off of The Ranch ," Masterson said in his statement responding to his termination. From day one, I have denied the outrageous allegations against me. I have never been charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one. In this country, you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. However, in the current political climate, it seems as if you are presumed guilty the moment you are accused. I understand and look forward to clearing my name once and for all."

Fan Reaction

Fans of The Ranch felt let down by Masterson's dismissal. Some said there should have been more due process into the allegations .

Congrats on killing The Ranch @netflix based on allegations that haven't been upheld in court. @dannymasterson plays favorite character on that show, without Rooster the show may as well just end. — Cody Buley (@Buley17) December 5, 2017
Oh my god. Danny Masterson is getting written off of the ranch. So annoying... :( hope they change their minds — Allysha Petkovic (@AllyshaPetko) December 5, 2017
That escalated quickly. Yesterday, they had the opposite opinion of him. It'a all about money and perception. — (((Aharon White))) (@filmfresser) December 5, 2017

In the aftermath of the ordeal, no one is much happier . Fans remain angry at losing one of their favorite characters. Masterson vehemently denies any wrongdoing. His accusers still feel frustrated with the slow pace of the LAPD investigation.

Chrissie Bixler, meanwhile, continues her Twitter campaign focusing on the church.

Everyone please read this by @MikeRinder I think it will help many understand. Thank you for this, Mr. Rinder. https://t.co/EA8NEBAfYW — chrissie carnell-bixler (@ChrissieBixler) December 6, 2017

Since Masterson lost his job, Bixler says she has been followed, spied on and threatened. She also claims her dog was killed by undercover operatives for the Church of Scientology.

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Police Find Suspects in Waterbury Fatal Shooting

Police are investigating an overnight shooting., published may 16, 2012.

Waterbury Police have found two suspects in a fatal April 29 shooting on Willow Street in custody.

Danny Gonzalez, 40, of Waterbury, was found dead in a vehicle. He had been shot several times in the head.

Waterbury Police had already obtained an arrest warrant charging Luis Colon Ortega, 24, with murder and conspiracy at murder for the shooting. U.S, Marshals had been looking for him and officials found him in Puerto Rico on Tuesday night.

On Tuesday night, police charged the suspect Tomas Rivera, 30, with conspiracy at murder. Rivera was held overnight at the Waterbury Police Department on $750,000 bond and he will appear in Waterbury Superior Court on Wednesday.

Police called Ortega the main suspect and said it appeared that Ortega was in the back seat and shot Gonzalez, who was driving north on Willow Street around 1 a.m. that morning. After the shooting, Gonzalez 's car hit two parked cars and Ortega and Rivera fled, police said.

Ortega and Gonzalez knew one another and the shooting stemmed from a dispute earlier in the night between them, police said.

Police said it appears that Ortega fled the state. They suspected that he was headed to Puerto Rico. He is being held there as fugitive from justice and will face murder and conspiracy at murder charges when he returns to Waterbury.

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Ortega had served in prison in Puerto Rico for weapons charges and was released in November 2011.He had recently moved to Connecticut from Puerto Rico.

The shooting happened near a Catholic church and the road was blocked off on Sunday morning and parishioners had to walk around the shooting scene. 

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Danny’s story: Heaven’s little policeman

Being different from other children never stopped danny or his family.

Throughout my police career I joined a number of law enforcement organizations. One of the organizations to which I belong is the Shields of Long Island, a fraternal group of police officers who live on Long Island and work for many different police departments. The Shields have six dinner meetings a year. At each meeting, there is an officer of the month award, as well as a guest speaker

I needed to find a speaker for the December meeting, and I was fortunate to find John Carlsen. At that time, John was a Deputy Inspector with the Nassau County (New York) Police Department. He and his wife, Kathleen, had a son named Danny.

John came to the Shields meeting because he had a story to tell — a story about Danny.

Danny’s Story Danny was a unique child. Prenatal ultrasound showed a condition named hydrocephalus — commonly referred to at the time as “water on the brain.” There were suggestions made to terminate the pregnancy. After a great deal of discussion, prayer, and tears, Kathleen and John said no — they would have their child and love him no matter what.

On June 6, 1983, Danny was born. Not only did he have hydrocephalus, but he also had spina bifida.

Within an hour of his birth, Danny underwent dangerous surgery.

Danny wasn’t expected to survive the surgery, but he did. Doctors said he would never walk or talk.

Kathleen and John never gave up hope, and their prayers were answered.

He grew up to be a loving, wonderful child. Danny went to school. He had many friends. None of his friends looked at Danny as being handicapped — Danny just used special equipment to get around, and get around he did. He competed in the New York State Games for the Physically Challenged, and did so for six years — winning more than 20 gold medals.

Danny also became a Youth Ambassador for March of Dimes. He was a natural for the job, having a warm smile and the gift of gab. He was a born politician. Helping the March of Dimes was important to Danny. Every time his photo appeared in the paper, he called his father at work and said “Hey, Dad, I’m famous again!”

Danny’s Dream Being different from other children never stopped Danny or his family. He and his parents did everything other families do. They went to baseball games. They visited Disneyworld. They even toured the Great Smoky Mountains by helicopter. Danny was so well known and well liked that in 1994, his community invited him to be the official lighter of the village Christmas tree.

Danny endured many surgeries during his childhood. He seemed to give strength to the people around him. He had an amazing sense of humor and a quick wit. At the same time, he was sensitive. He wasn’t embarrassed if hugged and kissed in front of his friends.

As John said, Danny was one of a kind.

Danny visited his father and the officers assigned to the bureau. Danny loved police officers, and the officers enjoyed his visits. Like many kids, Danny wanted to be a cop. At home, Danny would write his own police reports about the activities in the neighborhood. He told his parents when he grew up, he was going to be a police officer.

This troubled John and Kathleen. As Danny grew up, they always encouraged him to do his best, that he could be anything he wanted to be. After all the encouragement they had given their son, how could they tell him that the one thing he really wanted to be was beyond his reach?

Danny’s Eyes One day in August 1995, Danny woke up with what appeared to be a cold. His parents looked after him that morning.

John was sitting on the bed with Danny when Danny stopped breathing. He had developed myocarditis. His parents called 911 and Danny’s heroes — the police — responded. They came with their patrol cars and ambulances. John gave his son CPR, the officers helped.

They rushed Danny to the hospital. Doctors did their best, but to no avail. If you ever tried to save a child’s life and lost, you know the anguish. Few people know the agony of trying to save their own child, and losing that battle.

As devastated as they were, John and Kathleen decided to let Danny give the gift of sight to people in need. Doctors harvested his corneas and sent them to other hospitals.

At the funeral John and Kathleen were amazed to see how many people loved Danny. More than a thousand people attended his wake. Everyone came to pay their respects — friends and relatives, school bus drivers, teachers, and of course, his police officers, all came to say their goodbyes.

The day of Danny’s funeral he received full police honors. Members of the emergency services were his pallbearers. There were rows of police cars outside the church. Officers stood at attention and saluted while bagpipes played. School crossing guards stood in formation. Motorcycles escorted the procession to the cemetery where an honor guard waited for Danny — mounted officers, and his friends from emergency services. Officers saluted and cried at the same time.

John and Kathleen wanted to share Danny with the people who received his eyes. They contacted the eye bank and asked for a meeting. After a while, a letter arrived. One of the recipients wanted to meet them. He wanted to thank them for allowing Danny’s cornea to be donated, and giving him the gift of sight. Kathleen and John wanted to let this young man know what a wonderful child Danny was.

When they met this man — Ray — they realized once again, God and Danny work in mysterious ways. Ray was about to lose the sight in one eye due to an infection. Danny’s cornea saved not only Ray’s sight, but his job as well. The job Ray was able to keep? New York City police officer.

Danny finally got the job he always wanted.

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2ND UPDATE: (4:06 PM PT, More testimony added) Jane Doe #1 on Wednesday afternoon testified that “everything hurt so bad” in the aftermath of an alleged second rape by Danny Masterson in April 2003, as she continued on the witness stand in the actor’s rape trial in downtown Los Angeles.

The post-lunch session also revealed that Jane Doe #1, known also as “Jen B,” was paid $400,000 in installments after signing a non-disclosure agreement, effectively squelching a report she had made to the LAPD in 2004.  

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Delineating the physical ailments and bruises that were appearing on her body during that trip nearly 20 years ago, then-Scientologist Jen B also testified that because of the family members who were not associated with the church, she put on an appearance of “smile, everything is always great” during the family sojourn following the alleged rape.

While on that family vacation in Clearwater, FL, Jen B said she did tell her non-Scientologist cousin Rachel of the incident with Masterson, begging Rachel not to tell anyone else — especially her own Scientologist parents. Starting to cry on the stand, Jen B recounted a “minute and a half” telephone conversation with Masterson during the trip where he told her “we had a good time” when she asked him what happened in his bedroom just days before.  

In obvious disgust even now, Jen B says she hung up on Masterson.  

Moving slowly through the sequence of events with the witness, Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney Reinhold Mueller displayed a number of photographs of Jen B on the courtroom video monitor. Many were of Jen B during the spring 2003 family vacation or around the same time. With one particular photo, Mueller asked Jen B to show the court and jury where the previously stated bruising was on her body; bruising that was hard to see from the rear of the room.  

As Jen B spoke and cried on the stand, Masterson, his lawyers and his family and friends present in the courtroom looked on almost expressionless.  

Even with her misgivings about her status in the church, Jen B did go to the police, she said.

She went to the Hollywood LAPD station on June 6, 2004 to make a report. On that seemingly prolonged occasion, Jen B said she additionally handed over Scientology “reports” from herself and Masterson on the matter, as well as other related documents that she had acquired, as well as photographs. 

As has been the case for most of today, Jen B seemed tentative over and over to talk too much about the supposed inner workings of Scientology. With a distinct figurative chill in the room, the defense threw up objection after objection over matters related to the church and its policies. Add to that, Judge Charlaine Olmedo took testimony out of evidence on several occasions, and required ADA Mueller to reframe a number of his questions to be less centered on the church. 

At one point, Jen B looked around the court ands said, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say what he said to me” after being asked about a meeting with Schwartz after going to the LAPD. Told directly by Olmedo that she could tell the court what was said, she said Schwartz said “You’re f*cked, you know how f*cked you are?” after Jen B admitted that she had given the cops his name and number. 

Amid the fallout Jen B experienced, she expected to be declared a “suppressive person” and shunned by Scientology. Instead, after a visit to her parents’ home by a church lawyer, she was told to go to attorney Marty Singer’s Beverly Hills office and sign some documents. After being told to sit in a Lavely & Singer conference room for two hours, Jen B said the church lawyer and Singer returned.  

Following an outburst over being left hanging for two hours and up against a deadline to pick up the suppressive person declaration, Jen B said she signed an NDA that was on the conference room table. Prevented from even touching the documents, Jen B says she watched Singer turn the pages and show her where to put her name.  

She did notice a name that she didn’t know, “David Dunkin,” which later was revealed to be a pseudonym for Masterson himself. Jen B also detailed how she was to be paid $400,000 in installments over a year for signing the NDA. (It has been long known that Jane Doe #1 was paid a six-figure sum, but this is the first time she herself has given an exact number in public.)

As the court entered its last break of the day, defense lawyer Philip Cohen sought to convince the judge that Jen B mischaracterized what was in the NDA. Olmedo had little time for the protest and effectively shut it down, at least for now.

Back on the stand for the last hour of today’s session and questioned by Assistant D.A. Mueller, Jen B went into depth about a mid-2004 letter she wrote to Scientology Mike Ellis International Justice Chief Mike Ellis asking permission to go to police and report that she had been violently rape by Masterson a year beforehand. In the correspondence, which was place up on the video monitor in the court, Jen B wanted assurance from the high ranking Ellis that she would not be punished and declared a “suppressive person” by the church.

Concluding his questioning, Mueller asked Jen B what she feared about testifying this week.

“I broke that NDA about 50 times,” she said in a firm voice. “I’m supposed to tell you Mr. Dunkin and I had a disagreement and we resolved it,” the witness added. Jen B also noted that “every violation is $200,000” under the requirements of the 2004 NDA, with more damages bake in Stating that in the 2019 civil suit she was “suing for peace” after being allegedly harassed and intimidated, Jen B Half looked around and said that she was afraid of “half of this courtroom,” implying there were a number of Scientologists in the room

That statement was soon followed by the beginning of cross-examination from defense attorney Phillip Cohen, who came out strongly attacking what Jen B told and didn’t tell the LAPD in 2004. Looking to address apparent differences in what was said 2004 and what has been said in 2022, the pacing and vocally punctuating lawyer focused on what he called “misrepresenting something vs omitting something.”  

“Depending if Scientology is involved or not,” Jen B replied to Cohen’s questions of what was said 18 years ago and what was said in court documents and testimony. “That’s been asked and asked over again,” interjecting Judge Olmedo, cutting the line of questioning off. Cohen then moved on to the September 2022 sexual encounter between Masterson and Jen B and whether it was consensual then and not now in her opinion.

He didn’t get much further with that than he had tried with his previous line of questioning.

“That’s been asked and answered,” Judge Olmedo said.

Jen B revealed that her opinion on whether or not the 2002 incident was non-consensual changed in 2018, but before Cohen could pursue the matter further the judge ended the day’s session at 3:49 PM PT. Cross-examination will resume in the morning.

After the jury left the courtroom, Cohen returned to the “settlement agreement/NDA” and how much Jen B had made public. Again, he asked the judge for permission to ask about the “portions of that agreement to try to clear up for the jury from the defendant’s perspective.”

Denying the defense request, the judge did promise to draw up a rules-of-the-road for tomorrow to see how the NDA may be brought up. She also suggested the prosecution and the defense “talk to each other” and “work out a stipulation.”

Perhaps transitioning the trial to its next stages, earlier Wednesday, before the prosecution ended its questioning at 3:30 PM PT, Jen B widening the sphere of investigation, and specified her association with Christina B. The latter is fellow former Scientologist, a fellow alleged victim in this case and a now a co-plaintiff in the civil suit against Scientology itself for harassing and stalking the victims once they went public with their claims against Masterson. Jen B said that while she met Christina B a few times in the late 1990s when the latter was Masterson’s girlfriend, the two never really got to know each other until 2016. Jen B also noted she spoke at length with NT, another alleged victim in this case and another co-defendant in the 2019 civil case, for the first time in 2017.

Continuing testimony that began yesterday, Jane Doe #1/Jen B testified to the full downtown courtroom on Wednesday about an alleged violent rape against her by Masterson on April 25, 2003 following a birthday party in LA’s Silverlake neighborhood.

Jen B said she was at the actor’s Los Feliz home, where she says she had been previously assaulted by Masterson in 2002. Served a tumbler of a “really sweet, really fruity” alcoholic beverage by Masterson amidst a small party of friends and the likes of the actor’s publicist Jenni Weinman, the then 27-year-old Jen B talked about Masterson trying to toss her in his jacuzzi and feeling “woozy.”

Recounting this morning how she was partially dressed and drenched from being thrown in the jacuzzi, Jen B told the court that she said at the time, “I feel so sick, I feel so sick, I’m going to vomit everywhere.” Becoming emotional she told of Masterson picking her up and saying he was going to take her to a bathroom to put his fingers down her throat to throw up.

Earlier today, the witness said she was pleading “no, no,” and feeling “panic” as Masterson carried her up a flight of stairs in his house.  

Breaking down in loud sobs on occasions later in the morning, Jen B chronicled for the court how Masterson mocked her in the bathroom for having “vomit all over your f*ckin’ hair,” and he “dragged” her into the nearby stand-up shower, the incident striking in its similarity to a previous alleged assault of Jen B by Masterson in 2002.

With an image of the shower in question up on the video monitor, Jen B recollected coming back into greater consciousness as the water pelted down on her. She also described Masterson groping her, pulling her hair, and the witness lashing out with punches to stop him as he said “grab the f*ckin’ soap.”  

Stating that she only had “vivid” memories of what happened next as she was moved into Masterson’s master bedroom, Jen B acknowledged that her sense of a strict timeline is unclear.  

“He was on top of me, his penis was inside of me …and that is what I awoke to,” the witness said between tears about the alleged second rape. Jen B outlined how she tried to “push him away” as Masterson continued to have sex with her, and “smothered” her. “I couldn’t breathe,” she said as a pillow was on her face. “I went unconscious.”  

“When I came to, he was still on top of me, there was no pillow on top of me,” Jen B added, noting that Masterson’s face looked “so angry ..I’d never seen that.”  

“He was going to kill me,” she said, breaking down on the stand with murmurs of “I can’t do this.”  

The judge stopped the proceedings and called a five-minute break, sending the jury out of the courtroom. The only sound that could be heard besides shuffling feet were Jen B’s cries. Soon after the jury exited, the witness left the room as well. She returned several minutes later and walked back to the witness box.

“I don’t want to break down,” she said.  

Reciting from memory after taking a moment to compose herself, Jen B then told the court: “He said ‘you like this.’ He said ‘you’re not going to tell f*ckin’ Lisa, you’re not going to tell f*ckin’ Paige.’”  

As Los Angeles deputy district attorney Reinhold Mueller and Jen B both spoke in a hurried fashion over the moments with the “black, metal” gun and Masterson, defense lawyer Philip Cohen demanded more clarity. The court reporter also asked the witness to let the prosecutor finish his questioning.  

In the “incredibly intense” and “heighten moment,” Jen B said that Masterson told her to “shut the f*ck up!” as the noise at the bedroom door continued. “Don’t f*ckin’ move, you understand? Don’t f*ckin’ move!” Masterson supposedly screamed at Jen B, who said that she soon afterwards passed out.  

The witness told the partially masked courtroom that after drifting in and out of consciousness, she then hid in a closet hoping Masterson wouldn’t find her. She said she eventually crawled out only to be scooped up by Masterson, put on the bed, and told to “go to sleep” next to him. Waking up the next morning and going downstairs in the house partially clothed, Jen B said she bumped into friend Luke Watson. 

According to Jen B’s testimony, fellow Scientologist Watson said, “You’re not to say a word, you’re going straight to the president’s office now” before she could get many words out about what had happened. The president in question was Susan Watson, Luke’s mother, who handled celebrity matters out of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre mansion on Franklin Avenue. Jen B said that Luke Watson told her Masterson had already been there to see the president.  

Worried about the flight she was supposed to take to Florida later that spring day for a pre-scheduled family trip to celebrate her father’s birthday, Jen B did not go to the Celebrity Centre. Instead, after getting her car and other belongings from the home of Masterson’s personal assistant, she went to her parents’ house, faced anger from family that she had missed a birthday BBQ, and soon headed to the airport for the trip.  

With more questioning of Jen B from the D.A.’s office and cross-examination by the defense expected to take up most of the afternoon session, the trial Wednesday will pick up around 1:30 PM PT after a lunch break.  

The fruity drinks and jacuzzi have come up several times in opening statements and previous testimony. As a near stone-faced Masterson looked on in court today, Jen B described being thrown in the jacuzzi by the actor with most of her clothes still on. There were two “other girls” and two male friends in and around the jacuzzi at the time, the witness noted.  

“I felt like I shouldn’t be here,” Jen B said, just before the court adjourned for its morning break in the trial, in which Masterson is facing charges of three counts of forcible rape that allegedly occurred in 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home. He was arrested in June 2020 and had been out on $3 million bail.

Masterson, who has denied having nonconsensual sex, faces a possible maximum sentence of 45 years to life in state prison if found guilty.

As the defense objected to the line of questioning, the witness went on to say that “reports were written” on her to Scientology officials and she was frozen out by many other members of her immediate church social circle. Asked by Mueller for more information on those reports, an increasingly hesitant Jen B turned to Judge Charlaine Olmedo to ask “am I allowed to answer?”

The role of Scientology and its practices has been a live wire in this case from the start and took up the bulk of Tuesday’s proceedings. With Masterson and all the alleged victims being present and former members of the church, the interactions of those involved have been partially weaved into the practices of the church – as was the subject of a prickly session in front of the judge today before the jury was brought in.   

Struggling to describe the impact and “chaos” amid the self-described “tight-knit group” of younger Scientologists after Jen B told others about the alleged assault, she told the court that in fact, following a “moral correction” meeting with church Ethics Officer Julian Schwartz, she said she was “forced to make peace” with Masterson, “that we could be cool.” She went on to say she was “pressured” by the social dynamics of her Scientologist faith and “never be a victim” ethos to “bury the hatchet” with Masterson. Jen B also spoke of a phone call with Masterson, who was river-rafting at the time and asked her “so we’re good now?” 

In a trial that is scheduled to run until around November 19, the day got off to a later start that usual today because one of the jurors was delayed in getting to court. However, once things kicked off around 9:30 a.m., everything was a direct pick-up from where the testimony ended Tuesday.  

Not that everyone sat around twiddling their thumbs beforehand while waiting for the jury, as lawyers argued again before the judge about the presence of Scientology in the trial.  

Although his latest request for a retrial was denied late Tuesday, defense attorney Phillip Cohen again took umbrage with Mueller’s opening statement and the early section of Jen B.’s testimony. Specifically, Cohen’s focus was on the introduction of Scientology policies and, specifically, the use of the word “enemy” by the witness in describing how the church supposedly views members fraternizing with non-Scientologists for any purpose other than bringing them into the fold.  

Previous rulings by Olmedo limited the manner and context in which Scientology could be brought up, a fact Cohen leaned into hard this morning. In that, the lawyer brought up a number of media reports about Tuesday’s opening statements and further proceedings. Bluntly noting that the media reports may be talking a lot about Scientology, Olmedo said “perhaps that’s because both lawyers seem to be talking about nothing but Scientology.” 

Initially clipped by Olmedo as he launched into a history of the case, Mueller cut to the chase and pointed out that Jen B had actually brought up in deposition testimony the consequences of reporting the assaults by Masterson to the church. In that previous testimony, the term “enemy” was mentioned twice by Jen B, and was framed in the context of her impressions of what did and what could happen to her.  

Further, the October 4 ruling permits introduction of Scientology into the trial as it pertains to the “victim’s belief” on the fallout of reporting crimes to authorities outside the church, “fear of being declared a suppressive person,” and any “fear of retaliation and harassment” victims may have.

While a 2004 settlement Jen B made with Masterson and its dollar amount can be brought up, “documents related will not be admitted.” Also, regarding the pending 2017 civil suit Jen B and other alleged victims made against Scientology and its leadership for claims of stalking and more as a result of going to the LAPD, the judge read from her ruling and said “the complaint can’t be admitted,” but the unsuccessful letter written to Scientology’s International Justice Chief by the victims seeking permission to contact the police can be.   

“This is a rape case, go to the incidents,” the judge told all the lawyers. She later spoke directly to Jen B, as the court awaited the arrival of the tardy juror, and told her to keep her answers primed on the questions asked, and nothing more. “I understand,” said the witness.  

The trial is expected to run until mid-November with a witness list that includes Lisa Marie Presley and Hollywood lawyer  Marty Singer among others.

In many ways the Church of Scientology has been an unnamed co-defendant in the case even before jury selection began this week. The David Miscavige-led organization petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to halt the accusers’ lawsuit, but earlier this month SCOTUS declined to hear the case.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Hundreds of Los Angeles Police Officers in riot gear form a skirmish line as they attempt to clear the streets around Los Angeles City Hall of Occupy LA demonstrators after the deadline to dismantle the occupy campsite expired on November 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa last week gave the protesters outside City Hall until 12:01 am today to dismantle their protest campsite and leave. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Los Angeles Police Department officers stand in formation outside the police headquarters across from the Occupy LA encampment November 28, 2011. The nearly two-month-old encampment is among the oldest and largest on the West Coast aligned with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations protesting economic inequality in the country and the excesses of the U.S. financial system. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Los Angeles Police Department officers in riot gear leave after clearing the streets of Occupy LA protestors around the Los Angeles City Hall after the midnight deadline set by city officials to shut down the encampment expired on November 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday gave the protesters outside City Hall until 12:01 am Monday to dismantle their campsite and leave. This morning, although some arrests were made, police have not yet cleared the camp. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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A Los Angeles Police officer orders an anti-Wall Street protester off the street at the Occupy LA camp in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stated Friday that the protestors's campsite will be dismantled, beginning at 12:01 a.m., Monday, but police did not enforce the deadline. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

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Los Angeles Police Department officers confront protesters and media at the Occupy LA encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall November 28, 2011. The nearly two-month-old encampment is among the oldest and largest on the West Coast aligned with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations protesting economic inequality in the country and the excesses of the U.S. financial system. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

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A Los Angeles Police Department officer confronts a protester at the Occupy LA encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall November 28, 2011. The nearly two-month-old encampment is among the oldest and largest on the West Coast aligned with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations protesting economic inequality in the country and the excesses of the U.S. financial system. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

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Los Angeles Police Department officers rush to confront protesters at the Occupy LA encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall November 28, 2011. The nearly two-month-old encampment is among the oldest and largest on the West Coast aligned with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations protesting economic inequality in the country and the excesses of the U.S. financial system. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 28: A Los Angeles Police Officer in riot gear looks at a crowd occupying the intersection around Los Angeles City Hall after the deadline to dismantle the occupy campsite expired on November 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on last week gave the protesters outside City Hall until 12:01 am today to dismantle their protest campsite and leave. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Police arrive on the scene as Occupy LA protesters take to the streets around City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, early on November 28, 2011. More than 1,000 anti-Wall Street protesters defied a deadline to leave a park near Los Angeles City Hall Monday, as police vowed to evict them "as gently as possible" to clear out a two-month old camp. The midnight deadline passed without police charging the encampment, but by the middle of the night scores of baton-wielding officers had surrounded the park, preventing the protesters from moving into adjacent streets to clear the streets for the morning traffic. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

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Police officers in riot gear (L) keep an eye on Occupy LA protestors as the deadline for eviction approaches in Los Angeles on November 27, 2011. Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters in Los Angeles were bracing for eviction from a park near city hall, with some packing up to avoid confrontation and others digging in to resist police. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ

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Los Angeles Police Department officers stand at the Occupy LA encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall November 28, 2011. The nearly two-month-old encampment is among the oldest and largest on the West Coast aligned with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations protesting economic inequality in the country and the excesses of the U.S. financial system. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Members of the Los Angeles Police Department wearing riot gear ride on the sides of trucks after the midnight deadline set by city officials to shut down the encampment expired in front of City Hall in downtown on November 28, 2011 in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa last week gave the protesters outside City Hall until 12:01 am today to dismantle their campsite and leave. This morning, although some arrests were made, police have not yet cleared the camp. (Photo by Michal Czerwonka/Getty Images)

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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) students take photos as law enforcement in riot gear arrive at the site of the UC Board of Regents meeting, where students are protesting, on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles November 28, 2011. UCLA students are protesting against the possible increase of tuition fees, pepper-spraying of student protesters by University of California Davis police, and other issues related to the Occupy Wall Street protests. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

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Law enforcement in riot gear arrive at the site of the UC Board of Regents meeting where students are demonstrating on the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in Los Angeles November 28, 2011. The students are protesting against the possible increase of tuition fees, pepper-spraying of student protesters by University of California Davis police, and other issues related to the Occupy Wall Street protests. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

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Harrowing evidence leading to Danny Masterson’s sentence came from three brave woman

What was the evidence against Danny Masterson’s that led to his sentence? Exploring the testimonies and victim statements of the three brave women that led to the actor’s conviction.

Danny Masterson has been sentenced to30 years to life in prison for the rapes of two women two decades ago. Both reported attacks took place in Masterson’s Hollywood home in 2003 during the height of his celebrity when he was a star on That 70s Show.

That 70s Show actor sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping two women

The actor , who maintains his innocence, was convicted on two of three forcible rape charges in May 2023. A jury of seven women and five men found Masterson guilty of the two counts after seven days of deliberations. However, the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on a third count, an allegation that Masterson also raped a longtime girlfriend in 2001.

On Thursday (7 September 2023), Masterson was sentenced by a Los Angeles judge.

As he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, Masterson blew a kiss to his wife Bijou Phillips who was in court to hear the powerful victim impact statements that were read out.

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What was the evidence that led to Danny Masterson’s sentence? Harrowing statements of three brave women

The testimony of brave women was the main evidence that led to Danny Masterson being jailed. At the sentencing, the three women in the case told the judge that Masterson’s crimes had ruined their lives. They asked the judge to give Masterson life behind bars.

Jane Doe 1 called Masterson “a true coward and heartless monster.”

“I didn’t choose to be born into Scientology, just as I didn’t choose to be raped by Danny Masterson,” she said.

Jane Doe 2 said to Masterson across the courtroom: “I still have to contend with what you did to me that night
 That takes a life’s worth of therapy to repair. Every time I think I’m okay, that rape comes back to me.”

“No one is alone,“ Jane Doe 2 added on her own victim statement. “Nowhere felt safe 
I have severe PTSD, waves of panic attacks,” she went on to say. “You did this to me and all your victims intentionally.”

“I believed him when he called me stupid, untalented, trash,” said a statement by Jane Doe 3. The Jane Doe said that she was “regularly abused 
and raped repeatedly” in the “cycle of abuse.”

Marsterson did not testify during the trial, and the defense didn’t call any witnesses. They ragued the acts were consensual, and claimed the women’s testimonies had inconsistencies.

He reportedly gave them drinks and they became woozy

The women whose testimony led to Masterson’s conviction said he gave them drinks and they became woozy or passed out before he raped them.

However, the trial that ended with a conviction in May 2023 was Masterson’s second trial for the same charges. The first trial ended in November 2022 with a hung jury. But the judge ordered it was a mistrial and opted to re-try the case in front of a new set of jurors.

Per reports , the difference between the two trials related to the allegation of drugging. In the first trial, the prosecution did not outright say that Masterson had drugged the women. In the retrial, prosecutors were allowed to say Masterson drugged the women. The actor was not charged with any counts of drugging, and no toxicology evidence was present in the trial.

Scientology took centre stage during the Danny Masterson trials

The Church of Scientology was prominent throughout Danny Masterson’s trials. The actor was one of Scientology’s most prominent celebrity members and was a lifelong member of the church.

All three victims were Scientologists at the time of their assaults, although they have since left the church. It is alleged Masterson used his prominence in the Church of Scientology to avoid accountability and punishment for decades after the attacks.

Two of his accusers, former members themselves, claim the church discouraged them from contacting law enforcement for years. They testified when they reported Masterson to Scientology officials, they were told they were not raped. They claimed they were sent through ethics programmes, and were warned against going to police to report a member of such high standing.

Scientology officials have denied “the scandalous allegations that the Church harassed the accusers”. They claimed that these allegation have been “debunked” and portions of the trial testimony regarding the organisation were “uniformly false”.

“The Church has no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting criminal conduct of anyone – Scientologists or not – to law enforcement,” the statement said.

Speak to someone

If you have been affected by this story, you can contact RAINN. It’s also known as the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, National Sexual Hotline. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 1 (800) 656-4673.

You can also contact the Department of Defense Safe Helpline for Sexual Assault on 1 (877) 955-5247.

In the UK Call 0808 802 9999 for confidential emotional support. It is open 12pm-2.30pm, 7pm-9.30pm every day of the year. You can also contact Victim support on 08 08 16 89 111

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