Danny Masterson, best known in the entertainment world for bringing to life to the iconic Steven Hyde in the comedy series ‘That ‘70s Show’, He has been sentenced to between 30 years in prison and a life sentence in Los Angeles, California.
tv star was sentenced this Thursday afternoon, September 7, after having been found guilty four months ago on two of three counts of rape. The first rape trial was held in November 2022 with a null result, so the jury leaned towards acquittal.
However, in a second trial in June, A Los Angeles Superior Court jury determined that Masterson, 47, raped two women more than two decades ago at his residence in the Hollywood Hills. Masterson had been accused of sexually abusing three women, identified as Jane Doe #1, Jane Doe #2 and Jane Doe #3, between 2001 and 2003, but the trial ended with the actor being guilty of raping only Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2, not Jane Doe #3.
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The Danny Masterson Case
According to the testimonies of the victims and prosecutors, Danny Masterson sexually assaulted three women, whom he met at the Church of Scientology. Although they were all separate events, all three argued that the Church pressured them not to report the violations to the authorities.
The Church, to which the actor still belongs, denied these claims and assured that the organization “has no policy that prohibits or discourages members from reporting the criminal conduct of any person, Scientologist or not, to the authorities.”
By your side, Masterson repeatedly denied sexually assaulting the women, pleading not guilty to all charges. Nevertheless, the jury found otherwise, giving his official verdict last June. At that time, the actor of The Ranch he was handcuffed and led from the courtroom while his wife, Bijou Phillips, was caught in tears.
