An alleged victim gave graphic and disturbing details about a night in 2003 when she says actor Danny Masterson raped her - and she says leaders of the Church of Scientology discouraged her from going to police.
The three alleged victims were members of the Church of Scientology, as was Masterson. All three women said they were initially hesitant to speak to law enforcement because they said church teachings discouraged reporting to police. The women eventually left the church."I was smothered," she said on the stand, according to The Associated Press. "I could not breathe."
The Church of Scientology told ABC News in October that there's "no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting criminal conduct of Scientologists, or of anyone, to law enforcement. ... Church policy explicitly demands Scientologists abide by all laws of the land."The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said it will now consider its "next steps as it relates to prosecuting this case.
Two of the alleged victims are also involved in an ongoing civil case against Masterson and the Church of Scientology over the allegations.
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