In June 2020, actor Danny Masterson was charged with three counts of rape, having been accused of sexually assaulting three women between 2001 and 2003. The That’s 70 performances star, who pleaded not guilty – and is currently free on $3.3 million bail – faces 45 years in prison if convicted. The lawsuit originally went to trial on August 29, but Masterson’s team won a six-week adjournment to October 11.
Complicating matters is Masterson’s status as a prominent member of the Church of Science. In 2019, four women, three of whom are Scientologists, filed a lawsuit against Masterson and the Church of Scientology, claiming that they fall victim to a cycle of harassment and intimidation by the Church in an apparent attempt to keep their stories of sexual assault private. They are suing them for stalking, invasion of privacy, and willful emotional distress. Meanwhile, the Church of Scientology has failed in its attempt to submit accusers to religious arbitration within the Church of Scientology, with the California Court of Appeals ruling that women have the right to renounce religion within the Church of Scientology. first justice and is therefore not bound to Scientology. Strict lifetime contract. The Church of Science has since asking the US Supreme Court to reconsider.
One of Masterson’s rape accusers, Jane Doe 1, became frustrated by what she noticed when the Masterson team tried to delay the criminal trial. People v. Masterson. Attorney Nina L. Hawkinson, who is representing Jane Doe 1, sent an email notice Thursday night to The Daily Beast regarding attorney Shawn Holley’s recent request to continue the trial in People v. Masterson as they were busy representing Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer in refereeing his appeal of his two-year suspension by Major League Baseball after being accused of assault by several women .
Hawkinson believes Holley’s request to continue testing in People v. Masterson obstructs certain provisions of the Marsy Act — or the California Victims’ Rights Act of 2008 — that grants protections to victims of crime, arguing that it is “reasonable to assert that Jane Doe 1 is at risk.” chance of further harm, if this matter is delayed, by the ‘Church’ known and classified as a persecutor, as a victim witness is set up to testify against a prominent member language of the Church. As victims of Marsy’s Law, our clients have this right not to be harmed. This can only be done without further delay and proceeding with the trial. “
“My life has been tortured for so many years as a result of what happened to me. Finally, the day of justice has come and now I see another reason to delay justice, which will only cause greater harm to me and the other victims.“
The author from Hawkinson also includes the following statement from Jane Doe 1:
“My life has been tortured for so many years as a result of what happened to me. Finally, the day of justice has come and now I see another reason to delay justice, which will only cause greater harm to me and the other victims. I hope the Court finds that the issues in this trial, the rights of the victims and the need for an end to this important issue, will prevail over a conflict of schedules regarding football. pestle. “
In May 2021, Jane Doe 1 gave cryptic testimony during a preliminary hearing to determine if Masterson would be tried for rape. She said that while attending a party at Masterson’s house in Hollywood in April 2003, she felt high after drinking a “fruity” drink given to her by Masterson; she then said he unzipped her pants and threw her in the jacuzzi, before taking her upstairs to the bathroom. She recalls having trouble seeing and standing upright, when Masterson put his finger in her mouth, made her vomit, then put her in the bathroom.
“I looked down and his hand was on my chest. He saponified my breasts,” she testified. “I punched him. It’s not very strong. I couldn’t believe his hand was on my chest.”
She testified that he then put her on the bed while she was unconscious.
“When I arrived, he was above me and he was inside me,” she said. “The first thing I recall was grabbing him by the hair to pull him out.”
Jane Doe. speech“Don’t move… Don’t say a word.”
