Leah Remini Claims Danny Masterson “Avoided Accountability” Through Scientology: “A Multi-Billion Dollar Criminal Organization With Tax-Exempt Status”

Following actor and Scientologist Danny Masterson‘s prison sentencing yesterday (Sept. 7) — in which he received 30 years to life in prison after being found guilty of two counts of rape — former Scientologist Leah Remini has issued a statement surrounding the “multi-billion-dollar criminal organization with tax-exempt status” that reportedly helped him cover up his crimes.

“Sitting in court today with the women who survived Danny Masterson’s predation was a surreal experience,” she began her statement on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). “Over the past seven decades, former Scientologists have sadly become used to Scientology using its financial resources, religious protection, and relationships to snatch justice away from them.”

She continued, “for over two decades, Danny Masterson avoided accountability for his crimes. While Danny was the only one sentenced, his conviction and sentence are indictments against Scientology, its operatives, and its criminal leader, David Miscavige.”

Remini filed a lawsuit against Miscavige and the Church of Scientology in August, citing “psychological torture” and “harassment.”

According to Deadline, Remini, who also hosted the docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, made an amendment to her lawsuit about a week ago claiming that she has “been subject to continued, aggressive harassment” since the lawsuit was filed.

My statement on the sentencing of Scientologist Danny Masterson:

"Sitting in court today with the women who survived Danny Masterson's predation was a surreal experience. Over the past seven decades, former Scientologists have sadly become used to Scientology using its…

— Leah Remini (@LeahRemini) September 7, 2023

In yesterday’s statement, The King of Queens star highlighted that “Scientology managed to cover up Danny’s crimes with the help of its intelligence agency, the Office of Special Affairs, top “church” officials like Kirsten Caetano Pedersen and Julian Swartz, its network of media-hungry unethical attorneys, private investigators, agents, and civilian Scientologists who engaged in a conspiracy to cover up crimes of sexual violence.”

“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,” she added.

Remini also commended the victims who read their impact statements in court for “display[ing] a level of bravery that [she is] in awe of.”

“These women not only faced the living hell of being raped, having their rapes covered up by the very organization that promised to protect them, but they have also faced ruthless and criminal harassment by Scientology and its agents since they came forward to law enforcement,” she said.

She also wrote that she “will always remind the public that in Scientology if you report another Scientologist to law enforcement, you are committing a high crime.”

“The consequences of such a high crime are devastating: you will lose everything you’ve ever known, from your family to your friends to your job,” she noted.

She also thanked the LAPD detectives, the LA District Attorney’s office, Judge Olmedo, and the jury for their “fair and impartial approach to this case and trial.”

Read Remini’s full statement in the X link above.

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