{"id":261665,"date":"2021-05-28T18:35:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/scientology-secrets-getting-exposed-in-danny-masterson-rape-trial\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T18:35:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:35:47","slug":"scientology-secrets-getting-exposed-in-danny-masterson-rape-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scientology-secrets-getting-exposed-in-danny-masterson-rape-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"#Scientology Secrets Getting Exposed In Danny Masterson Rape Trial!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Scientology Secrets Getting Exposed In Danny Masterson Rape Trial!
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\nWe\u2019ve heard the\u00a0Church of Scientology<\/strong> was fighting hard on the side of Danny Masterson<\/strong> as he faced trial for rape charges. But we\u2019re starting to wonder if they weren\u2019t so much to look after one of their own as they were looking after their own <\/em>best interests<\/em>.<\/p>\n

After years of allegations of incidents that happ<\/a>ened between 2001 and 2003, the That \u201970s Show<\/em> star was charged last summer with \u201cforcibly raping\u201d three women. And last week his preliminary hearings began.<\/p>\n

Related: Masterson\u2019s Accusers Speak Out After His Arrest, Say \u2018The Truth Will Be Known\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Church may not have been able to stop the trial, but they did try hard to make sure their already controversial practices did not get more exposed in the court proceedings. However, Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo<\/strong> ruled against the organization, pointing out the driving factor for all three alleged victims not reporting their sexual assaults for over a decade was that the Church allegedly has \u201can expressly written doctrine\u201d that \u201cnot only discourages, but prohibits\u201d members from reporting fellow members to law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Huh. We\u2019re no lawyers, but if that\u2019s true, that really doesn\u2019t sound legal. No church should be allowed to break the law just because it\u2019s part of their internal rule structure. After all, as we understand it, separation of church and state<\/em> was created by the founding fathers to protect the state from religions, not the other way around.<\/p>\n

In any case, Judge Olmedo agreed the Church could not just wash their hands of the whole thing at this point. And over the course of a few days, the three women accusing Masterson also lobbed some very serious accusations at Scientology \u2014 and it\u2019s all legally on the record now.<\/p>\n

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Danny Masterson with wife Bijou Phillips. (c) Derrick Salters\/WENN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to a report from the\u00a0Los Angeles Times<\/em> on Thursday, all three women told similar stories of church officials allegedly, actively stopping them from reporting crimes to the police \u2014 which sounds kind of like conspiracy and obstruction of justice to us? (Again, not<\/em> lawyers!!!)<\/p>\n

One woman testified that Masterson sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious in 2001. And when she wanted to report it, she says, a church higher-up instructed her to write a statement making it clear she would \u201ctake responsibility\u201d for the incident.<\/p>\n

Another claims Masterson raped her in his mansion in 2003, and that she was completely prepared to go to the police in 2004 \u2014 until a lawyer showed up at her home warning her she would be expelled from the church, which if you\u2019ve seen documentaries about Scientology, you know is a very scary position to be put in. She testified that the church\u2019s attorney said to her father:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to work out how you can not lose your daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Scary stuff. But that\u2019s not the only church tea that got spilled\u2026<\/p>\n

The explanation of what the church allegedly did to shut them up required the women to give some accounts of regular practices within the organization, much of which they clearly would prefer didn\u2019t get out.<\/p>\n

Related: Danny Masterson Tried To Delay Trial, Blamed Leah Remini<\/strong><\/p>\n

For instance, one of Masterson\u2019s accusers alleged the existence of an \u201cInternational Justice Chief\u201d within the church, the ultimate authority<\/em> in disputes between members. It was from this person, she claimed, that she had to request the permission to report Masterson to the police.<\/p>\n

The women referred to church practices like \u201cknowledge reports,\u201d \u201cThings That Shouldn\u2019t Be reports,\u201d and \u201cO.W. write-ups,\u201d things non-members are apparently not supposed to know about. Wow. We can\u2019t wait to see what else comes out as the trial continues\u2026<\/p>\n

If you want a good idea of why Judge Olmedo might have ruled against Scientology being protected in the trial, it\u2019s worth pointing out the moment one alleged victim claimed the church doesn\u2019t respect US law enforcement and courts, referring to them pejoratively as \u201cwog-law.\u201d Per the Times<\/em>, Olmedo asked for clarification on this, asking if \u201cwog\u201d was their term for non-members, even likening it to the wizards in\u00a0Harry Potter<\/em> referring to non-magical folk as \u201cmuggles.\u201d The woman acknowledged the comparison was accurate enough, reiterating the term is \u201cnot a nice thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Y\u2019all, do NOT show a judge disrespect if you want them to rule in your favor! LOLz!<\/p>\n

The judge, who sounds hilarious btw, reportedly told Masterson\u2019s attorney\u00a0Thomas Mesereau<\/strong> that it was \u201cinteresting\u201d that in his request to keep Scientology out of the case, he mentioned the church \u201c88 times in a 29-page brief.\u201d Yeah, the church is all-in on this case, whether they like it or not.<\/p>\n

In a statement to the\u00a0Times<\/em>, top Scientology spokesperson\u00a0Karin Pouw<\/strong> said the judge was \u201cflat-out wrong\u201d in her ruling and denied the church has any such doctrine against reporting crimes, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cChurch 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 \u2014 and many others. The Court either did not read them in full or ignored them. It should have done neither. Interpretation of Church doctrine by the courts is prohibited and the ruling is evidence of why.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pouw also made sure to point out the church is not<\/em> a party in the rape case. However, in the same statement, she reiterated Masterson\u2019s defense so far, that the accusations against him were \u201cnothing more than a money shakedown.\u201d Like Masterson, she blamed\u00a0Leah Remini<\/strong>, alleging the women got their matching stories from her false claims.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll just have to see what a jury thinks of that\u2026 and of all the other Scientology secrets that spill out during this highly covered trial.<\/p>\n

[Image via FayesVision\/Ryan\/WENN.]<\/em>\n<\/div>\n

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