Actor, Danny Masterson rape case declared a mistrial
A mistrial was declared in American actor Danny Masterson's rape case on Wednesday, November 30, as the jury could not reach a decision on whether the actor was innocent or guilty. The 47-year-old actor who has been charged with three counts of forcible rape over incidents that occurred between 2001 to 2003 involving three accusers, sat through a five-week trial in which jurors heard testimonies including one from a woman who said she thought she was “going to die” when the former “That ’70s Show” star allegedly choked and raped her in April 2003. he victims, who were members of the religious group, Scientology, at the time of the incidents, said they had fears of being alienated should they report Masterson, a prominent member of the Church. They also revealed that the religious practices they followed at the time didn’t allow them to think the incidents were rape. Recounting her ex...