Danny Masterson Rape Retrial Winds Down With Closing Arguments, New Jury to Get Case
thewrap.comhung jury and mistrial last November.This time around, prosecutors focused more on the allegation that Masterson somehow drugged his victims, brining on expert witnesses and saying outright – as opposed to merely inferring – that the “That ’70s Show” star used some kind of date-rape drug to get “control” of his victims.“It all starts with a drink.
How many times have you hear the defendant give a drink to an unsusepecting victim?” Anson said to begin her closing statement. “This is what he does.
Over the last few weeks you’ve learned a lot about the defendant, and how he assures he gets what he wants.”Defense attorney Philip Cohen addressed the jury around midday, carefully picking apart bits of testimony from the three Jane Doe witnesses who took the stand in both trials, and highlighting their inconsistencies.
All three women said Masterson raped them in his Hollywood home in the early 2000s.Cohen went witness by witness, pointing out how their stories had evolved from what they told police years before.
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