Posted on 05/31/2023 3:47:26 PM PDT by Libloather
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.
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 the next 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.
Masterson's trial which came six months after a different jury in his first trial failed to reach verdicts on any of the same charges.
The jurors were deadlocked on a third count.
His wife, actress Bijou Phillips - who had been at his side throughout the four-week trial at criminal court in downtown Los Angeles - burst out crying as the jury of seven women and eight men gave their verdicts.
She was asked by Judge Charlaine Olmedo to 'maintain her composure' or go outside.
The judge ordered Masterson - who had been free on $3.3 million bail since his arrest three years ago - to be taken into custody...
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I hope that opens the way for the victims to sue the church who covered it up. Now that he has been convicted I bet the church will no longer support him. Their lawyers will be busy elsewhere.
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Thanks.
That 30-Year Sentence Show
heh
Nice impersonation. Hahahahahaha
I always thought she looked shady
Oh my
Thank you! Red says it all.
One would think that those tasked with writing news reports would have rudimentary composition skills. Too much to ask, I suppose.
Sad, isn’t it? See my #36.
Di someone outlaw wearing a slip under a dress? Gross.
Dumb Ass!
*Did
The photo is from a charity auction: "Meet Danny Masterson & Enjoy a Walk on Role on Netflix's The Ranch." The auction has been cancelled.
Also, didn't all that Scientology training help him to become "clear" of his demons and engrams? Maybe, like therapy, Scientology just frees people to do what the demons want them to do.
+1
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