The judge in the Danny Masterson rape trial declared a hung jury on Wednesday, after the jurors said they could not reach a verdict on any of the charges. In a note to Judge Charlaine Olmedo, the j…
rape trial declared a hung jury on Wednesday, after the jurors said they could not reach a verdict on any of the charges.
Masterson, the former star of “That ’70s Show,” was charged with three counts of forcible rape relating to incidents involving three women from 2001 to 2003. The charges carried a potential sentence of 45 years to life in prison. The jury began deliberating after closing arguments on Nov. 15. On Nov. 18, the jurors informed Judge Charlaine Olmedo that they were deadlocked on all three counts. Olmedo instructed them to return after the Thanksgiving holiday and keep deliberating.
The prosecution alleged that Masterson felt a sense of entitlement because of his acting success and his high status within the. The three accusers, all former Scientologists, have all said that they were discouraged from thinking of the assaults as “rape,” and two have alleged that the church threatened them with excommunication if they went to the police.
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