One juror said that he had read articles about the Church of Scientology. Asked by the judge to say only whether the articles were positive or negative, he said, “I don’t believe I’ve read a positive article about that organization.” The juror was excused.
Danny MastersonOver the last week, the initial pool of 225 potential jurors has been narrowed to about 85. On Monday, the defense and the prosecution began to question the potential jurors in open court — in what is called voir dire — after an initial round of screening from Judge Charlaine Olmedo.
“Scientology is not a party , but you’re going to hear about it,” Cohen said. “Whether you feel so strongly about your religion — or so strongly against other religions — that’s going to be an issue.” The jurors who are familiar with the church have not been asked to offer any details of what they have seen or read, so as not to taint the other jurors. One of them said he had read numerous articles about the church. Asked by the judge to say only whether the articles were positive or negative, he said, “I don’t believe I’ve read a positive article about that organization.”Many jurors said they knew little or nothing about the church.
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