Danny Masterson Blames Lawyer for Rape Convictions

Danny Masterson is throwing his lawyer beneath the bus … the actor is in search of to have his rape convictions tossed apart, claiming he is sitting in prison as a result of his lawyer did not do his job proper.

In new authorized docs filed Monday, Masterson’s legal professionals declare the trial lawyer who dealt with his rape case did not name key witnesses or contradict the prosecutor’s claims about Scientology … regardless of Masterson’s insistence.

According to the court docs, Philip Cohen — who Masterson says took over attempting the case resulting from a scheduling battle together with his former lead lawyer — solely spoke to 2 of the “more than 20 potential witnesses” who might have testified in his protection.

He says Cohen “wrote off the great majority of them without any personal contact” regardless of their “prior statements to the police and to investigators” that he believes tended to indicate his innocence of the costs.

According to Masterson … Scientology got here into play when prosecutors argued girls are discouraged and typically confronted with threats in the event that they report high-profile church members to the police.

In the papers, Masterson’s legal professionals declare authorized counsel for the Church of Scientology beneficial Cohen name a Scientologist to rebut the declare — however Cohen by no means did. Instead, he says Cohen simply questioned why Scientology was being made a focus.

Masterson argues that “the jury noticed solely the tip of the iceberg of obtainable protection proof within the type of the complaining witnesses’ inconsistent statements whereas the wealth of instantly exculpatory proof went unused for no viable tactical cause.”