In Los Angeles, actor Danny Masterson has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women he met through the Church of Scientology. He was convicted earlier this year, though the jury was hung on a third rape charge. The two women, who have not been publicly identified, spoke at Thursday’s hearing before the sentence was handed down. One of them addressed Masterson, saying, “When you raped me, you stole from me. That’s what rape is, a theft of the spirit.”
Actor Leah Remini, who’s been an outspoken critic of the Church of Scientology since breaking ties with it and was at Masterson’s trial supporting the survivors, said in a statement, “I am relieved that this dangerous rapist will be off the streets and unable to violently assault and rape women with the help of Scientology, a multi-billion-dollar criminal organization with tax-exempt status.” Masterson is best known for his role in the sitcom “That ’70s Show.”