A California appeals court on Tuesday considered whether a harassment lawsuit against the Church of Scientology should be decided by a jury or an arbitration board of Scientologists.
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The case was brought by women who said they were stalked and harassed after they complained to police that they had been raped by actor Danny Masterson, a Scientologist who has been criminally charged.
A criminal trial is pending.
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A criminal trial is pending.
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Four women and the husband of one of them also sued the church and Masterson, charging they were terrorized, stalked and harassed in an effort to intimidate them after reporting the alleged sexual assaults.
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They accused the church of hiring private investigators to surveil, follow, video and photograph them, tapping their phones, hacking their email accounts and home security systems, and even killing a dog. The church has denied any harassment.
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Scientology says the former members who sued signed agreements when they joined the church to arbitrate any claims before a panel of Scientologists.
A trial court and a panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal previously ruled the arbitration agreement could be enforced.
A trial court and a panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal previously ruled the arbitration agreement could be enforced.
The case returned to the appeals court Tuesday after the California Supreme Court ordered the judges to reconsider. latimes.com/california/sto…
During a hearing, the appellate justices pondered how they, without knowing how the church would conduct the proceedings, could determine whether the Scientology arbitrators would be neutral. latimes.com/california/sto…
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