Danny Masterson loses rape conviction appeal
The gist
A California appeals panel rejected Danny Masterson's appeal and upheld his 30-year-to-life rape sentence.
The former That '70s Show star's Scientology-bias claims failed, so his conviction stands.
How it unfolded
- Around 2003Three women accused Masterson of raping them at his Hollywood Hills home; a former girlfriend had alleged rape in 2001.
- 2022A first trial ended in a hung jury on all three counts.
- 2023A retrial produced convictions on two counts of rape by force or fear, while the panel deadlocked on a third.