Jeffrey Cooper, a renowned architect and acoustic engineer whose work and innovations have spanned numerous Hollywood films and institutions, was sentenced to eight years in state prison on three counts of child molestation on Monday. Cooper, a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, faced a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison. The civil suit also names Calabasas Shul, the synagogue that Cooper founded in 1994 in Calabasas and where he served as its board president. In 2002, Cooper became a member of the film academy for his contributions to acoustics and theater design. The academy has struggled to deal with members who have been accused of misconduct and has yet to comment publicly on Cooper’s conviction.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 25, 2022 23:01 UTC