Max Factor Heir Andrew Luster Released After 20 Years on 86 Rape Counts, and Glendora Is Furious

Andrew Luster, the great-grandson of cosmetics mogul Max Factor, was released from a California prison on parole October 11 after serving roughly 20 years for drugging and sexually assaulting three women with GHB. He was convicted on 86 counts, and prosecutors say he recorded some of the attacks. The release isn’t early under state law: Luster earned pre-sentence and good-conduct credits, and his original 124-year sentence was reduced to 50 years in 2013 after an appeals court found the judge improperly stacked the prison terms.

Glendora Mayor David Fredendall said the city is“beyond disappointed”and“outraged,”pointing the finger at sentence-reduction credits under Proposition 57. Ventura County Senior Deputy District Attorney Anthony Wold called Luster“a highly dangerous sexual predator.”Luster will register as a sex offender for life and serve three years of supervised parole. He previously fled to Mexico during his trial and was captured in 2003 by bounty hunter Duane“Dog”Chapman, which kept the case in national headlines for years.

For residents near where Luster now lives, the concern is personal, especially with schools and parks nearby. The bigger debate is about what sentencing credits actually do versus what voters were promised. Do you think violent sex offenses should be eligible for good-conduct credits? Sound off in the comments.