![]() ![]() The Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in LA is pictured on April 21, 2023. Masterson was eventually charged on Jover the rapes. Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Ariel Anson had said during the trial three women had been silenced by church officials and discouraged from going to the police with their claims. This played a big part in explaining why the women took so long to come forward. While the Church of Scientology was not a defendant in the case, the three women alleged Church officials and followers of the religion had played a part in discouraging them from reporting Masterson, who is a prominent member in the Church, to police when the incidents happened. Danny Masterson’s pictured during his retrial in Los Angeles Superior Court with his attorney Philip Cohen. Masterson’s attorney, Philip Cohen, refuted those claims and reiterated during his opening statement that the actor wasn’t facing drugging charges. Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRIDĭuring the first trial, the accusation of drugging could only be implied when the women each testified they felt disoriented or lost consciousness. Frazer Harrison Actress Leah Remini is pictured in court during Danny Masterson’s rape retrial. ![]() The actress, who is a former Scientologist, has since spoken out against the Church and Masterson. Actress Leah Remini and Danny Masterson attend the fundraiser for NYPD/NYFD 9/11 Rescue Workers hosted by Danny Masterson, which was held at Beso on Main Hollywood, Calif. She then went back to authorities in 2016. She filed a police report in 2004 but Masterson was never arrested. She recalled Masterson grabbed a gun from his nightstand and threatened her. said Masterson then raped her in his bedroom. She said Masterson carried her upstairs into his bathroom where he touched her breasts, but she was too weak to stop him. After she drank a drink offered by the actor, Jen B. She said she went to Masterson’s home in April 2003 to pick up a set of keys. Jen B., who was born into a family of Scientologists, testified how she was part of Masterson’s circle of friends, which included Lisa Marie Presley. Mona Shafer Edwards / BACKGRID The Church of Scientology of Los Angeles is pictured on April 21, 2023. Courtroom sketch of prosecutor Ariel Anson during closing arguments of Danny Masterson’s rape retrial. Trout so viciously that she threw up in her mouth and begged Masterson to at least use a condom. Trout also testified Masterson attacked her at his home after a night of drinking with friends. She said Masterson raped her in his Hollywood Hills home in November 2001 and had refused to stop when she told him she didn’t want to have sex. KAT / MEGAīixler claimed the actor was emotionally and sexually abusive. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Danny Masterson’s wife, Bijou Phillips, is seen leaving the court alone after the retrial verdict. Danny Masterson and his wife, Bijou Phillips, arrive today at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles. Olmedo allowed more evidence to be heard, including testimony that Masterson had drugged his victims before sexually assaulting them.Įach of the women - including a “prior bad act” witness who testified she met Masterson at a party in Toronto in 2000- testified they became nauseous after ingesting drinks handed to them by the actor. Jurors in the first trial deadlocked in November but in the second trial, Judge Charlaine F. Trout, but were unable to reach a verdict on the allegations against the actor’s former girlfriend, Christina Bixler. Jurors convicted Masterson of sexually assaulting victims Jen B. The jury deliberated for more than a week before reaching their verdict, finding him guilty in two instances but being hung on a third count. Masterson, 47, was tried for a second time over charges he raped three women at his Hollywood Hills home in the early 2000s. ‘That 70s Show’ star’s rape accuser hammered by defense questioningĪ Los Angeles jury found “That 70s Show” actor Danny Masterson guilty on two out of three counts of rape on Wednesday. ‘That 70s Show’ star’s rape case declared mistrial Danny Masterson’s lawyers leaked information about rape victims to Church of Scientology: judgeĭanny Masterson family ‘buoyant’ before guilty verdict in rape trial ![]()
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