Actor Danny Masterson is found GUILTY of rape in retrial after first ended in deadlocked jury: Now faces life in prison
A jury found Danny Masterson guilty on two of three rape counts on Wednesday
A judge ordered he be taken into custody and scheduled a hearing for August 4
The Scientologist, 47, was on trial for rape for a second time after his first ended in a mistrial in December, with a jury deadlocked on all counts
By Neil Blincow In Los Angeles Superior Court For Dailymail.Com
Published: 17:06 EDT, 31 May 2023 | Updated: 19:03 EDT, 31 May 2023
Actor Danny Masterson has been found guilty of drugging and raping two women at the end of his second trial, after a jury was left impossibly deadlocked in December.
The 47-year-old Scientologist looked stunned as jurors delivered their unanimous verdicts on two of the three charges, and he was handcuffed and taken to the cells.
The jurors were deadlocked on the third count.
Masterson, star of That 70s Show, could get 30 years in prison when he is sentenced. The judge on Wednesday ordered he be held in jail until that hearing.
A group of about 10 Scientology friends and family – including actor Billy Baldwin, who is married to Bijou's half-sister, singer Chynna Phillips – watched in shock as he was led away to the cells.
Scientology was front and center during both criminal trials.
All three women testified that the reason they took so long to report him to the police was their fear of retribution from the Church of Scientology. They are also suing the actor and the Church of Scientology in civil court, claiming that they've been harassed and intimidated since reporting him to police.
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