Following a verdict reached earlier this yr, That ’70s Show star Danny Masterson has been sentenced to 30 years to life in jail for the rape of two ladies.
Masterson was sentenced on Thursday following a responsible verdict in May
Masterson, who’s finest identified for his roles on That ’70s Show and Netflix’s The Ranch, was handed down the sentence on Thursday. The actor was convicted and located responsible on two of three forcible rape expenses earlier this yr. Initially accused of raping three ladies at his Hollywood Hills dwelling between 2001 and 2003, Masterson continues to keep his innocence.
The actor’s convictions come from two rapes that had been stated to happen in 2003, with a verdict unable to be reached for the 2001 incident. Masterson was arrested in 2020 for the alleged assaults and initially confronted up to 45 years in jail if he was discovered responsible on all three counts.
“Mr. Masterson, you are not the victim here. Your actions 20 years ago took away another person’s voice and choice. Your actions 20 years ago were criminal, and that is why you are here,” (*30*) Charlaine Olmedo stated (through Variety) throughout Masterson’s sentencing.
This is the second trial of Masterson’s rape expenses, with the primary ending in a hung jury in November 2022. Following that case, the decide determined to re-try the case in entrance of a brand new jury, with the second trial focusing extra on the accusations that Masterson had drugged the ladies.
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