Leah Remini called for Scientology to be a co-defendant if “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson is re-tried for rape, suggesting in a statement that her former church has covered up sexual misconduct crimes “many other times.” The church strenuously denied her claims, and said the prosecution’s portrayal of church inner workings was “dead wrong.”
Masterson’s nearly two-month rape trial ended in mistrial Wednesday with a deadlocked jury – though the voting showed panelists leaning heavily toward acquittal. Four women testified that Masterson raped them at his home in the early 2000s; the three who brought charges each were Scientologists, and testified that the church blamed them, tried to cover it up, and forbid them from going to authorities.