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Glendora mayor ‘outraged’ after serial rapist released on parole
NBC Los Angeles • • nation
Key Points:
- Andrew Luster, heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune convicted in 2003 of drugging and raping three women, was released on parole after serving approximately 20 years of his sentence, prompting outrage from Glendora Mayor David Fredendall.
- Luster was originally sentenced to 124 years, but his sentence was reduced to 50 years in 2013 due to legal technicalities, and he was released early due to credits earned under Proposition 57, which allows reduced sentences for nonviolent offenders.
- Mayor Fredendall criticized the release, emphasizing community safety concerns and demanding transparency from state parole authorities and lawmakers about the conditions of Luster's supervision.
- Legal experts and local officials expressed frustration that California law still classifies Luster’s crimes as nonviolent, limiting parole restrictions, despite recent legislative efforts to address this issue.
- State Assemblywoman Blanca E. Rubio and others called into question the effectiveness and accountability of California’s parole system in protecting victims and community safety.
