United States: Danny Masterson convicted of raping two fellow Scientology members
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Appellate history
2026-06-25
Appeal argued and taken under submission; no decision issued as of July 2026. Conviction stands in the meantime.
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Convicted
Authority role
prominent member of the Church of Scientology
Organization
Church of Scientology
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The complainants were fellow members of the same organisation, and the documented nexus is institutional rather than pastoral: prosecutors argued the group's internal reporting structure and its discouragement of contact with police is what suppressed disclosure of the assaults.
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Proceedings
2023-09-07 · conviction and sentence; appeal argued and under submission
Los Angeles County Superior Court, California. Danny Masterson was convicted on two counts of rape of fellow Scientology members and sentenced to 30 years to life. The prosecution argued the organisation's internal policies discouraged the complainants from reporting to police. A three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeal heard argument on 25 June 2026 and took the case under submission; no ruling had issued as of July 2026.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- the organisation's internal reporting structure, which prosecutors argued discouraged members from going to the police
Cited record
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- national news agency verdict and sentencing report 'Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life', Associated Press, 7 Sept. 2023.
Reports the conviction on two counts, the sentence, and the prosecution's argument about the organisation's internal reporting practices.
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- https://apnews.com/article/danny-masterson-sentencing-rape-scientology Corpus classification: national-news-agency; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report.
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- 2026-07-27 · Retrieval failed
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