Seeing some surprise from people who apparently weren't up on the story regarding Danny Masterson. So how about some links to bring you up to date. March 3, 2017: We broke the news that Danny was being investigated by the LAPD... tonyortega.org/2017/03/03/lap… #Scientology
[March 8, 2017] We've referred to the first three accusers as Victims A, B, and C from the beginning. Victim C was the first to give us an interview, and provided harrowing details of her rape. tonyortega.org/2017/03/08/dan… #Scientology
[March 11, 2017] Danny Masterson's Victim B did report her 2003 assault to the Church of Scientology and the LAPD. And #Scientology made her pay for about $15,000 in "past-life therapy" to discover what terrible things she had done in previous centuries. tonyortega.org/2017/03/11/sou…
[Nov 2, 2017] Masterson hired Michael Jackson's defense attorney, Tom Mesereau, but he has also long been represented by Marty Singer, who sent a threatening letter to the husband of one victim after she dared say something on Twitter about being raped. tonyortega.org/2017/11/02/rap…
[Nov 26, 2017] A big part of this case is that #Scientology was intimately involved in "handling" Masterson's accusers. One church figure in particular interrogated Masterson and his victims and never reported anything to the LAPD. She's now vanished. tonyortega.org/2017/11/26/sci…
[Feb 14, 2018] We knew more than two years ago that managers in the DA's office wanted to charge Masterson under a harsh statute that could bring a life sentence, in part because one victim alleged that Danny had brandished a pistol during her rape. tonyortega.org/2018/02/14/pro…
[April 27, 2018] One of the tough things about reporting this case was hearing about the victims going through classic "Fair Game" harassment. Chrissie Carnell and her husband Cedric Bixler-Zavala gave us their only interview about the harassment. tonyortega.org/2018/04/27/str…
[July 8, 2018] Amy Zimmerman at the Daily Beast had a huge story about how the LAPD had documents showing that the church was well aware of the allegations, and we added the detail that a key witness was being harassed and feared for their safety. tonyortega.org/2018/07/08/mas…
[Aug 14, 2019] Tired of waiting for the DA to act, the four initial accusers filed a civil suit against Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology (and its leader, David Miscavige) for the harassment since they came forward. tonyortega.org/2019/08/14/rap… #Scientology
[Jan 22, 2020] Cedric Bixler-Zavala revealed that he and Chrissie were forced to put down their dog after it was poisoned intentionally. Scientology has denied involvement, but the church has a legendary history of targeting pets of its "enemies." tonyortega.org/2020/01/22/ced…
[Feb 10, 2020] Incredibly, just weeks after the poisoning of Chrissie and Cedric's dog, Bobette Riales reported that her dog Jet barely survived being poisoned. She later revealed that her house was targeted in what was determined to be an arson attack. tonyortega.org/2020/02/10/ano…
[Feb 26, 2020] We reported that seven women have come forward to the LAPD with allegations against Danny Masterson. In today's announcement, DA Jackie Lacey said she was charging on behalf of three women, and not on behalf of two others. tonyortega.org/2020/02/26/sev… #Scientology
[May 4, 2020] And just last month, Danny Masterson filed papers saying that he should be let out of the civil suit unless the two Jane Does revealed their identities. Now, they should have even better protection against that kind of harassment. tonyortega.org/2020/05/04/dan…
