Leah Remini, 53, slammed the Church of Scientology and Danny Masterson, 47, hours after he was sentenced to 30 years in jail for 2 counts of rape on Sept. 7. The King of Queens alum took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a prolonged observe in response to the That 70’s Present actor’s official sentence. “Sitting in court docket in the present day with the ladies who survived Danny Masterson’s predation was a surreal expertise,” her open letter started.
My assertion on the sentencing of Scientologist Danny Masterson:
“Sitting in court docket in the present day with the ladies who survived Danny Masterson’s predation was a surreal expertise. Over the previous seven a long time, former Scientologists have sadly turn into used to Scientology utilizing its…
— Leah Remini (@LeahRemini) September 7, 2023
“Over the previous seven a long time, former Scientologists have sadly turn into used to Scientology utilizing its monetary sources, non secular safety, and relationships to grab justice away from them,” Leah went on. “For over twenty years, Danny Masterson averted accountability for his crimes. Whereas Danny was the one one sentenced, his conviction and sentence are indictments in opposition to Scientology, its operatives, and its legal chief, David Miscavige.”
The 53-year-old then claimed that the group lined up Danny’s crimes. “Scientology managed to cowl up Danny’s crimes with the assistance of its intelligence company, the Workplace of Particular Affairs, prime ‘church’ officers like Kirsten Caetano Pedersen and Julian Swartz, its community of media-hungry unethical attorneys, non-public investigators, brokers, and civilian Scientologists who engaged in a conspiracy to cowl up crimes of sexual violence,” she added.
After the sentencing, Leah expressed her reduction for the end result of the prolonged trial. “I’m relieved that this harmful rapist will likely be off the streets and unable to violently assault and rape ladies with the assistance of Scientology, a multi-billion-dollar legal group with tax-exempt standing,” she went on to jot down. “Listening to the survivors learn their sufferer impression statements aloud in court docket whereas the person who raped them and a few of the very Scientologists who terrorized them over twenty years had been just some ft away displayed a stage of bravery that I’m in awe of.”
Leah, who’s a former member of the Church, additional slammed Scientology for his or her alleged harassment of the victims. “These ladies not solely confronted the residing hell of being raped, having their rapes lined up by the very group that promised to guard them, however they’ve additionally confronted ruthless and legal harassment by Scientology and its brokers since they got here ahead to legislation enforcement,” she continued. “I’ll all the time remind the general public that in Scientology in the event you report one other Scientologist to legislation enforcement, you’re committing a excessive crime. The implications of such a excessive crime are devastating: you’ll lose every little thing you’ve ever recognized, from your loved ones to your mates to your job.”
The New York native concluded her assertion by applauding the victims and praising the justice system for the end result of the sentencing. “The ladies who survived Danny’s predation fought tirelessly for justice. Their tenacity, power, and braveness have given hope to all victims of Scientology that justice is feasible. For that, we’ll endlessly be grateful,” Leah wrote. “To the LAPD detectives, the LA District Lawyer’s workplace, Decide Olmedo, and the jury, we thanks to your honest and neutral method to this case and trial.”
Danny was sentenced to 3 a long time behind bars after he was convicted for raping two ladies greater than 20 years in the past, as reported by NBC Information. The Ranch alum’s spouse, Bijou Phillips, 43, was contained in the courtroom when Danny was sentenced and reportedly broke down in tears, per the BBC. The blonde magnificence and her husband bought married in 2011 and share one daughter, Fianna Francis, born in 2014.
