Convicted serial rapist freed after serving 20 of 124 years

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 16:19 · Archive

Andrew Luster, convicted of 86 felonies for drugging and assaulting women, has been released from California state prison after serving approximately 20 years of his 124-year sentence.

Andrew Luster, the great-grandson of cosmetics mogul Max Factor, has been released from California state prison after serving approximately 20 years of a 124-year sentence. He is now residing in Glendora, California, according to California's Megan's Law public database.

Luster was convicted in 2003 of 86 felony counts stemming from drugging and sexually assaulting three women at his beachfront home in Ventura County. Prosecutors said he used GHB to render the women unconscious before assaulting them. He fled to Mexico in January 2003 while free on $1 million bail during his trial and was later captured by bounty hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman. A California judge had set aside his original 124-year sentence in March 2013 after finding the trial court failed to adequately explain its reasons for imposing consecutive sentences.

Glendora Mayor David Fredendall called the release 'unacceptable' and stated the city was 'beyond disappointed' and 'outraged'. Assemblywoman Blanca E. Rubio said the release was 'disgusting and unacceptable' and pledged to work with local officials and law enforcement. The Independent World reports that Luster's release was expedited under Proposition 57, a 2016 ballot initiative, though then-Governor Jerry Brown had offered assurances that sex offenders would be excluded from parole eligibility under the law. Rubio noted she co-authored Senate Bill 268 in 2024 to reclassify rapes involving drugged or unconscious victims as violent felonies.

How it is being reported

• Max Factor heir and serial rapist freed after serving just 20 years of 124-year prison sentenceA local state assemblywoman has promised to seek enhanced protections for communities following news that convicted serial rapist Andrew LusterIndependent World · 19 Oct, 16:03
• Max Factor heir who's serial rapist is released back into the community after serving less than half of his 50 year prison sentenceAndrew Luster, 62, has been released from prison after he was convicted in 2003 for drugging and raping three women at his Ventura County beachfront home.Daily Mail · 19 Oct, 15:56
• Convicted serial rapist originally sentenced to 124 years walks free after 20, sparking outrageAndrew Luster, convicted of 86 felony counts for drugging and assaulting women, is reportedly living in Glendora after serving only 20 years in prison.Fox News · 19 Oct, 15:28

In this story: Andrew Luster · Max Factor · Glendora · California · David Fredendall · Blanca E. Rubio · Duane Chapman

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