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California appeals court upholds actor Danny Masterson’s rape convictions

The Seattle Times The Seattle Times·The Associated Press·about 12 hours ago
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Tuesday upheld actor Danny Masterson ‘s convictions and long prison sentence for raping two women at his home in 2003.

In an 89-page ruling, the three-judge panel unanimously found that the “That ’70s Show” actor had failed to demonstrate that the lower court made errors that would warrant granting him a new trial. The panel also rejected a petition filed by Masterson that claimed ineffective assistance of counsel.

Masterson’s first trial ended with a deadlocked jury in 2022, but at his retrial the following year, he was convicted of raping two women.…

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