The jury is the second to hear the case against 'That '70s Show' actor Danny Masterson, who was charged in 2020 with three counts of rape by force or fear involving the three women on separate alleged occasions.
During last year's trial, jurors leaned in favor of acquittal on all three counts — voting 10-2 on one count, 8-4 on another and 7-5 on the third — but they were unable to reach a unanimous decision, leading to the mistrial last Nov. 30.
"What happened after they were drugged — they were raped by this man over here," the prosecutor said, pointing across the courtroom at Masterson. "... You have an opportunity to show there is justice. It does exist." He said there was no forensic evidence to support the prosecution's contention that the alleged victims' drinks had been drugged by Masterson.
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