now the church and one of its stars, danny masterson, are both being sued.sterson sexually assaulted them, and he conspired with the church to allegedly cover up the assaults and stalk and harass them. this morning, a lawsuit against the church of scientology and one of its high profile members, the actor, danny masterson. the complaint which the plaintiffs' attorney says the actor known for "that '70s show." >> the teachers like him, counsellors like him. i hate him. >> reporter: when they reported masterson's crimes, he and the church systematically stalked, harassed and invaded their families' privacy and intensely caused them emotional distress to silence and intimidate them. one of the women named in the suit, marie babbett, says she started dating masterson in 2002 and believes that on numerous occasions he would drug her drinks so that he could sexual assault her while she slept. she reported the alleged assault to authorities in 2017. another named plaintiff, claimed masterson was controlling and violent when they lived together as a couple in the mi

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masterson and the church. scientology -- masterson and the church.re accused of stalking, conspiracy to obstruct justice. masterson calls the accusations, quote, ridiculous. joey jackson, legal analyst and criminal defense attorney, is with us now. and i have to ask you, joey, considering that there is a documented history of intel dating by the church of scientology, when you're talking about an organization that has as much power as they do, what does -- what does a case like this look like against them? >> good morning to you. and so starting with the case itself, of course we know it's a civil complaint. that's an important distinction because the allegations are very troubling. very serious. they rise to the level of criminality. if it's a crime it's another matter. it's not gotten there yet. what it looks like is it's a civil complaint making all the allegations you mentioned, which are horrific in nature about the stalking, the intimidation, the fall imprisonment, the human trafficking, the controlling, the abuse, et cetera. what occurs in the

masterson denies the accusations.re. >> the women that filed this lawsuit are seeking a jury trail and unspecified damages. masterson said the claims were ridiculous. the woman said the claims took place in early 2000s. but they have been stalked and intimidated by members of the church of scientology. according to the lawsuit, master son's accusers say they have been follows and chased online. one of the women said she was run off the road, targeted for credit card fraud and fake craigslist ads were posted online soliciting sex. her bedroom window was smashed and her business vandalized. an her attorney says -- >> masterson was fired from his role on the netflix series "the ranch" and dropped by his agents over the allegations which he has repeatedly denied. in a statement, master son said he was go to sue for damage saying -- >> litigation counsel for the church of scientology told fox news the lawsuit is baseless and will go in where because the claims are ludicrous and a sham. >> trace: now the actress, leah remen

. >> here in leoni masterson's class students are learning to read by touch. all of these students are blind or impaired. 17-year-old iah and 18-year-oldr >> w i did notraille think i would ever be able to write or read. >> braille isn't as easy as abc. it takes time and a dedicated teacher who knows it. that's not common. >> pick out a brick. >> now for the. >> these aren't your childhood favorites. >> the studs are rearranged to represent letters and symbols. the building blocks of language. >> it's a good way of bringing visually impaired people together. and. >> since most teachers can't read braille. lego hopes their new bricks bridge the gap. >> i love braille and i like finding ways of teaching it. >> there's a numbers side. >> success as an adult say blindness charity workers like steve tyler. >> there is a direct link dween braille literacy and likelihood of getting a job. >> cbs news london. >> the national federation for the blind says there is a crisis in america when it comes to braille literacy. more than 1 million people in the united states are

masterson was fired from his role on the netflix series and drop by his agents over the allegations.t going to fight my ex-girlfriend and the media like she's been begging me to do for more than ten years. i will beat her in court. litigation counsel for the church of scientology told fox news the lawsuit is baseless and will go nowhere because the claims are ludicrous and a sham. >> sandra: christina coleman, thank you. new fox polling now, good stuff here. 63% of democrats say they are extremely interested. karl rove is here live, and colorado where the suffering is real. i pity you. i've got a number of things. >> i'm holding up as well as i can. >> bill: you look great. so go ahead and i've got a launch pad here for a bunch of polling stuff but tell us where you think it is as of today? >> was interesting in the poll's since march, biden has been stable, 31% in march and 31 today. a little vibration but stays in the same price. the real movement is the movement for elizabeth warren. she is up to 20, has gone up 16 points. at the expense of bernie sanders who has dropped 13. if yo

we richard masterson spoken on a couple of issues to our sports editor, including what football can donside premier league grounds. we are determined to tackle discrimination, and you are right, we did have unsavoury incidents at premier league grounds, and one incident is one too many. i think those incidents do make you step back and ask you whether you are doing right, enough, and that is why we are working with the fa and with government to work out some measures where we can do better in this area. carl frampton has been talking about the freak accident that forced him to pull out of a fight next weekend . the former world champ broke a bone in his hand when a free standing pillar in his philadelphia hotel fell on him. he says he could have been killed. chaotic, chaos, madness, but ofa shambles, a bit of a joke. when you thick about what happened, a freak accident. it was difficult, i was feeling sorry for myself, but right now i am angry, why it happened, not angry that it was accidental, someone looked into it, but why are things of that size hanging around hotel lobbies and not

. >> reporter: here in leoni masterson's class, students are learning to read by touch.udents are blind or sight impaired. and today, 17-year-old aya and francis are helping their younger classmates learn braille. >> when i was young, i did not think i would ever be able to write or read. >> reporter: braille isn't as easy as abc. it takes time and a dedicated teacher who knows it. that's not common. so in stepped lego with their new braille bricks. these aren't your childhood favorites. the studs are rearranged to represent numbers, letters and symbols. the building blocks of language. >> it's a good way of bringing sighted and vision impaired people together and playing with legos. >> reporter: bringing both together is crucial since most teachers can't read braille. lego hopes their new bricks bridge the gap so anyone can use them straight out of the box. >> if you could help me find the letters because this is taking me a little bit of time. >> even me. >> can you help me find an m? >> reporter: i finally create my message for the students. >> so what did i write? >>

i had done a book that came out a couple years ago called dodge city about white hurt and matt masterson when they were young lawmen together in dodge city kansas and when the book came out it was successful and i've been working on a different book a world war ii story but my editor looking at the bottom line said is there another iconic western figure you can think of who may be deserves to have some treatment? i said the name that popped into my head was while bill because it was a name i think we all recognized while bill hitchcock. we all recognize that name but the only thing you might think about him was he was a gunfighter i said if that's all he was a gunfighter and not really that interested i said let me do some research. the book that came out of that portrays while bill hitchcock as a gunfighter, fervent abolitionist, spy behind confederate lines during the civil war, deputy u.s. marshall, marshal of hayes city in abilene kansas, he was a broadway performer star of the theater on broadway. and of course he was a gambler who finished up his career in deadwood south dakota. on