Convicted $ex Offender Andrew Luster Denied Parole

Luster, the 59-year-old great-grandson of makeup company founder Max Factor Sr., was initially sentenced to 124 years in prison, but that was reduced to 50 years in 2013 against the wishes of prosecutors, KABC reports.

Then, because California voters passed Proposition 57 in 2016, several of Luster’s crimes were reclassified as “non-violent,” which means he will be freed early, despite opposition from prosecutors and California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Board, which denied this request for parole.

“His crimes were particularly dangerous, and he has yet to display any regret or remorse for his actions. He remains a dangerous $ex predator,” Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Anthony Wold said in a news release, KTLA reported.

Luster fled the country after he was accused of using date rape drugs to $exually assault three women. He was eventually captured in Mexico and returned to California for trial. Luster was also accused of videotaping himself have $ex with previous girlfriends without their consent, all while he was living luxuriously on a trust fund from his family’s company.

In a headline-making case, Luster fled the country in 2003 as he was facing trial for drugging and raping several women. He was convicted and Duane “Dog” Chapman the bounty hunter then helped track him down and capture him in Mexico.

The Ventura County District Attorney’s office said its prosecutor argued that Luster, now 59, remains a threat to public safety and should stay behind bars.

Luster was sentenced to 124 years in prison but in 2013 the term was reduced to 50 years. The DA’s office says a reclassification of his crimes under Proposition 57 sped up the possibility of early release and now he is expected to be released in four years.

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