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Variety reports:

Danny Masterson, the former star of “That ’70s Show,” was convicted Wednesday on two counts of forcible rape. The jury could not reach a verdict on a third rape charge, deadlocking with a vote of 8-4 in favor of conviction. Masterson faces a potential sentence of 30 years to life in prison on the two charges. Shortly after the clerk read the guilty verdicts, there was an audible gasp from Masterson’s family, who were seated in the audience. Masterson was accused of raping three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003.

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Danny Masterson, the former star of “That ’70s Show,” was convicted Wednesday on two counts of forcible rape. He faces a potential sentence of 30 years to life in prison on the two charges.https://t.co/QloLGffvFA pic.twitter.com/SjHhfDhCPr

— Variety (@Variety) May 31, 2023

In closing arguments, prosecutor Ariel Anson argued that Masterson had taken advantage of his position as an “upstat” in the Church of Scientology to rape the victims without fear of repercussion.

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— Variety (@Variety) May 31, 2023