Danny Masterson was found guilty of two rape counts in his Los Angeles sexual-assault retrial on Wednesday,star’s first rape trial ended with a mistrial in late 2022 after jurors were deadlocked after deliberating whether he sexually assaulted three women between 2001 and 2003. Masterson pleaded not guilty in the case.
Another one of Masterson’s accusers commented, “I thank the jury for its service, and while I’m encouraged that Danny Masterson will face some criminal punishment, I am devastated that he has dodged criminal accountability for his heinous conduct against me.” Prosecutors argued during their closing argument that Masterson drugged the women and then sexually assaulted them. Masterson, they said, then took advantage of his high-ranking status in the Church of Scientology to evade punishment.
Scientology often came up during Masterson’s trial, according to AP. The three accusers are former Scientologists; Masterson’s other trial ended in a mistrial as the jury said it could not reach a unanimous decision. Prosecutors alleged that the church insulated Masterson, telling the women that he did not rape them.
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