Danny Masterson Found Guilty on 2 Charges of Rape in Sexual Assault Retrial: Details

usmagazine.com:

Danny Masterson was convicted on two counts of forcible rape after his second trial on charges that he sexually assaulted several women in the early 2000s.The jury reached a decision on Wednesday, May 31, after deliberating for more than a week.

Jurors found Masterson, 47, guilty of raping two women in 2003, but they could not reach a verdict for a November 2001 allegation involving an ex-girlfriend.

The That ’70s Show alum could face a prison sentence of 30 years to life for the two charges.Masterson’s retrial began in April after a judge declared the first iteration a mistrial in November 2022.“While we are disappointed with the outcome in this trial, we thank the jurors for their service,” a spokesperson for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said in a statement to Us Weekly at the time of the mistrial. “We also want to give our heartfelt appreciation to the victims for bravely stepping forward and recounting their harrowing experiences.

We also are thankful for the hard work of the prosecution team and we will now consider our next steps as it relates to prosecuting this case.”The New York native was initially accused of sexual assault in March 2017 when multiple women came forward alleging that the Ranch alum had raped them in the early 2000s.