Danny Masterson is being sued by 4 women who accused him of rape … who claim they’ve been mercilessly stalked by the Church of Scientology in an effort to silence them.

In a lawsuit, the women claim the “That 70’s Show” star is involved in an unrelenting Church conspiracy to cover up their allegations. The stalking claims are pretty brutal. For instance, Chrissie Bixler says in the suit … her dog mysteriously died after she came forward with the rape claims — and she says an autopsy revealed it died from unexplained traumatic injuries to its trachea and esophagus….

Scientologist Danny “DJ Donkey Punch” Masterson, Scientology leader David Miscavige, and the Church of Scientology have been sued by the four women who accuse Masterson of raping them. While the civil action will proceed, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey continues to slow roll the case against Masterson in her office.

In what certainly qualifies as the appearance of impropriety, Scientology operative Taryn Teutsch was last year photographed at an event with LA DA Lacey. We think it is time for the indecisive Jackie Lacey to recuse herself from the Masterson case and hand it over to one of her deputies.