Nearly six months after actor Danny Masterson was convicted of sexually assaulting two fellow members of the Church of Scientology, lawyers for his victims filed a document that contained a stunning new allegation against the faith.

Submitted in a downtown Los Angeles court as part of a years-old civil lawsuit against Scientology, the document referenced a purported effort by the church to “derail” the criminal proceedings against Masterson.

“Defendants and their agents engaged in a campaign of harassment and intimidation directed at one of the prosecutors assigned to Defendant Masterson’s trial,” the declaration from civil attorney Simon Leen read. “That prosecutor’s home and car windows were broken, the prosecutor’s home electronics were tampered with, and Defendants’ agents surveilled the prosecutor.”

  • @stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Why even bother with the last part of the headline? Would anyone assume Scientology was just like ‘BUSTED!! Haha- yeah we do that shit.’

      • @FakeGreekGirl
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        23 months ago

        Probably. Scientology is famously litigious.