Danny Masterson was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women in Los Angeles decades ago.
A jury of seven women and five men in May found the 47-year-old actor guilty of two counts of forcible rape. Both attacks occurred in Masterson’s Hollywood-area home in 2003, when he was at the height of his fame and starring on the Fox network sitcom, “That ’70s Show.”
The jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on a final count — an allegation that Masterson also raped a longtime girlfriend — which was dismissed after prosecutors said they would not retry him. Judge Charlaine Olmedo allowed all three women to provide victim impact statements during the sentencing hearing, which was also packed with the actor’s supporters.
“When you raped me, you stole from me,” one of the victims said Thursday. “You are pathetic, disturbed and completely violent. … The world is better off with you in prison.”
