In closing arguments, a prosecutor said Masterson used 'force, fear or threats' to sexually assault the women and should be convicted of rape. But the actor's attorney countered that the alleged victims lied about their relations with the '70s Show' actor.
Actor Danny Masterson. The downtown Los Angeles jury -- which was handed the case at the end of the court day Tuesday -- deliberated Wednesday and Thursday without reaching a verdict.
Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller told jurors that for Masterson, "No never meant no." Although the actor "looks like a well-groomed gentleman" in court, "he looks very different" to his alleged victims, the prosecutor said. "It's not just maddening, it's horrifying," Cohen said of the case against his client, adding that the alleged victims "have motivations to lie" on the witness stand.
J.B., for example, testified that she had gotten drunk on vodka that Masterson had given her and was subsequently "dragged" into the shower, where she swung at him as he washed her breasts with soap, the deputy district attorney said. In his summation, Masterson's attorney used cardboard exhibits to illustrate the concept of reasonable doubt, urging jurors to bear in mind the presumption of innocence when they start deliberating.Masterson has been free on bail following his arrest by the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division.
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