That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life for rapes

Judge Charlaine F Olmedo handed down the sentence to the 47-year-old Masterson on Thursday after hearing statements from the women about the trauma they experienced and the suffering caused by the disturbing memories in the years since.

"I knew he belonged behind bars for the safety of all the women he came into contact with. I am so sorry, and I'm so upset. I wish I'd reported him sooner to the police," she told the judge. The judge sentenced the actor after rejecting a defence motion for a new trial that was argued earlier Thursday. The defence sought to have sentences for the two convictions run simultaneously, and asked for a sentence of 15 years to life. The prosecution asked for the full 30 years to life sentence Masterson was eligible for.

"He has lived an exemplary life, he has been an extraordinary father, husband, brother, son, co-worker and community servant," Holley said. The church said in a statement after the verdict that the "testimony and descriptions of Scientology beliefs" during the trial were "uniformly false." The women whose testimony led to Masterson's conviction said that in 2003, he gave them drinks and that they then became woozy or passed out before he violently raped them.

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