The actor Danny Masterson, known for his roles in the sitcoms” That ’70s Show” and “The Ranch,” has actually been charged with raping three females in the early 2000s, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s workplace said on Wednesday.
Masterson, 44, is implicated of raping a 23-year-old lady whom he had invited to his house in Hollywood Hills some time between October and December of 2003, the district lawyer’s office stated in a press release. He is likewise accused of raping a 28-year-old lady that very same year along with a 23-year-old lady in 2001. All of the claims of rape occurred in the actor’s home, the press release stated.
Masterson was charged with 3 counts of rape by force or worry, and faces an optimal sentence of 45 years to life in jail if founded guilty.
The star played Steven Hyde in “That ’70s Show” in between 1998 and 2006 and starred in the Netflix funny “The Ranch” before he was fired in 2017. In a declaration, Masterson’s legal representative, Tom Mesereau, stated that the actor is innocent which Masterson and his spouse remain in” total shock “that the”almost 20-year-old claims”have actually led to charges.”The individuals who understand Mr. Masterson understand his character and know the allegations to be incorrect,” the declaration stated. The district lawyer’s office said that it had actually decreased to submit separate sexual attack charges against Masterson in two other cases because, in one instance, there was inadequate proof and, in another, due to the fact that of the statute of limitations.
Masterson was arrested on Wednesday morning and was later on launched on statutory bail, his legal representative stated. His bail was set at $3.3 million, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Masterson’s arraignment is set up for Sept. 18.
In 2017, after Netflix fired Masterson from “The Ranch” in the middle of accusations that he had raped 4 women, the star reacted that “police investigated these claims more than 15 years ago and identified them to be without benefit.” It is unclear whether those 4 allegations overlap with the ones that resulted in charges, however they all came from the early 2000s.
Tony Ortega, a former editor of The Village Voice, reported in 2017 that at least 3 of the women claimed they were pushed to keep quiet by the Church of Scientology, to which they and Mr. Masterson belonged. The Church of Scientology
denied that it had forced victims.
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