The chance of early release for convicted serial rapist Andrew Luster, an heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune, has been denied by the full Board of Parole Hearings, reversing an earlier decision by a two-member parole panel, reported KTLA. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko, asserting that the initial parole ruling was influenced by substantial inaccuracies regarding Luster's crimes, succeeded in his bid to maintain Luster's imprisonment, submitting a detailed letter to the parole board highlighting these alleged discrepancies.
Luster's refusal for early parole comes after the disturbing details of his offenses were revisited. Preying on young women in college bars between 1996 and 2000, he drugged them with GHB before committing his assaults, some of which were recorded, and during his trial in 2003, he evaded capture by fleeing to Mexico, this fugitive turn charting a narrative that would later see him apprehended by Duane "Dog" Chapman, as detailed by the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
"His heinous acts, which include drugging and raping his victims, warrant a full and complete prison sentence," Nasarenko remarked, the sentiment echoed by Senior Deputy District Attorney Tony Wold who recollects Luster as "one of the most dangerous rapists I have ever prosecuted," according to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office. Wold emphasized the need to keep the public safeguarded from Luster even with his imminent release mandated for October 31, 2026.
