Serial rapist and cosmetics heir is free. San Gabriel Valley community is outraged, mayor says
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Set us as preferred The recent release of a serial rapist who drugged young women in college bars during the late 1990s is garnering outrage in the San Gabriel Valley community where the man, who is an heir to a cosmetics fortune, is reportedly residing.Andrew Stuart Luster, the great-grandson of Max Factor, was convicted in 2003 on 86 felony counts of poisoning, rape, sodomy and oral copulation of unconscious victims.A jury viewed videotapes he made of himself engaging in sexual acts with women rendered unconscious by GHB, the so-called “date-rape” drug.Glendora Mayor David Fredendall said in a Friday statement that his community was “outraged” at Luster’s release, which he attributed to California voter-approved laws making it easier for those convicted of nonviolent felonies to be released early.
“The People of Glendora should not have to worry about their safety because of a decision by the State that allows an individual with a history of rape and violence to now live in close proximity to schools, parks, playgrounds, churches, and community centers.They deserve better than explanations that hide behind the mechanics of a deeply flawed system,” Fredenall said in the news release.Luster’s case gained major media attention when he fled to Mexico in 2003 after paying $1 million in bail.
He was later captured in Puerto Vallarta by American bounty hunter and reality TV personality Duane “Dog” Chapman.Luster, 62, was released to parole supervision on Oct.11 “after serving his full sentence as required by law,” according to a statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation last week.
The department said Luster was eligible for and accumulated some 977 days of work-time and good conduct credit toward his release.“This is not an early release,” the department said.Luster’...