Danny Masterson to face second trial on rape charges
Prosecutors announced Tuesday they will hold a second trial of Danny Masterson, after a jury deadlocked on three counts of rape at the actor's first trial in November.Masterson, 46, is accused of forcibly raping three women at his home in the Hollywood Hills between 2001 and 2003. At the time he was a star of the Fox sitcom "That '70s Show."“Our office has decided to retry this case,” Assistant District Attorney Reinhold Mueller told the court.Although unable to reach a verdict, the jurors favored acquittal, voting 10-2, 8-4 and 7-5 on all three counts.Mueller argued that the jury ignored supporting…
