After the “That ’70s Show” star and enthusiastic Scientologist was sentenced to spend the next three decades behind bars for two rapes committed in 2003, Leah Remini went to Twitter to express her relief and thanks — while blasting Masterson’s alleged collaborators.
Leah Remini expressed her relieved that Danny Masterson is ‘off the streets’ (Photo: psmag)
The “King of Queens” actress, Leah Remini, believes Masterson avoided “accountability for his crimes” for so long due to “Scientology, its operatives, and its criminal leader, David Miscavige.” Leah Remini claims the organization “managed to cover up Danny’s crimes with the help of its intelligence agency, the Office of Special Affairs, top ‘church’ officials like Kirsten Caetano Pedersen and Julian Swartz, its network of media-hungry unethical
In the recent published article by Page Six, Leah Remini, who was introduced into Scientology by her mother when she was eight years old, quit the group in 2013 and has since dedicated her life to exposing its alleged atrocities.
“You will lose everything you’ve ever known, from your family to your friends to your job,” Leah Remini said, praising Masterson’s survivors for fighting “tirelessly for justice.” “Their tenacity, strength, and courage have given hope to all victims of Scientology that justice is possible,” Leah Remini added.”
We will be eternally grateful for that,” she said, before thanking “the LAPD detectives, the LA District Attorney’s office, Judge Olmedo, and the jury” for their “fair and impartial approach to this case and trial.”
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Masterson faces up to 45 years in jail if convicted of three counts of rape by force or terror in connection with alleged sexual assaults that occurred more than 20 years ago at his Hollywood Hills home.
According to FOX News, Masterson’s legal team stated following the sentencing on Thursday that he intends to appeal due to “substantial” flaws in the trial. During the trial, prosecutors told jurors that Masterson spiked the women’s drinks so he could rape them. They claimed he used his position in the church — of which all three women were members at the time — to evade punishment for decades.
His legal team contended that the activities were voluntary and attempted to discredit the women’s stories by pointing out changes and inconsistencies over time that they said demonstrated cooperation between them.
In August, Leah Remini filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and leader, David Miscavige, for harassment, stalking, defamation, and intentional infliction of mental distress.
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