Danny Masterson wants rape allegations dismissed as second criminal trial looms

During Danny Masterson’s rape trial last year, defense attorneys repeatedly tried to remove almost all mention of the Church of Scientology and “the prosecution’s insinuations about drug dealing” from the courtroom.

With a second criminal case later this year against the That show from the 1970s star After the jury hung on Nov. 30, a new motion to dismiss all charges makes it abundantly clear that the defense now doesn’t see Masterson’s contested beliefs or his choice of drink as a problem. As the 16-page document shows, it’s the Jane Does and the law of averages, so to speak.

“The jury focused on the most relevant evidence – the testimony and prior testimony of Jane Does – and a large majority reasonably concluded that this critical evidence was beyond a reasonable doubt,” reads the LA Superior Court filing today. The contradictory nature of their trial testimony will not change credibility,” adds the paperwork from attorneys Phillip K. Cohen and Karen Goldstein.

“To the extent it changed in a later trial, that ‘amendment’ would actually provide even more fodder for inconsistencies, contradictions and accusations,” the defense duo argued, leaning on the court to “exercise its discretionary powers to settle it.” Period”. Prosecution for the sake of justice . . . there is no reason to think that a new trial would lead to a different outcome.” In an implicit dig at the LA District Attorney’s investigative efforts, Cohen and Goldstein conclude: “After a long period of deliberation, the jury foreman concluded that it was unlikely that any jury would ever return a unanimous guilty verdict . He’s right.”

As several deputies joined the jury during their pre- and post-Thanksgiving deliberations, the panel was clearly deeply divided on all three of Masterson’s charges. On count 1 they showed it was 10-2 for innocent; On charge 2, eight were found not guilty, four were found guilty; and charge 3 was seven for not guilty, five for guilty.

Masterson was arrested in a Golden State prison for the first time in 2020 when he was convicted on all three charges. The actor who was quickly fired from the Netflix comedy starring Ashton Kutcher The farm As of late 2017, when claims emerged, he has always denied having consensual sex with the alleged victims or anyone else between 2001 and 2003. In court, Masterson will remain free for each day of trial and jury deliberations on $3.3 million bail

I quote in full from the jury foreman’s post-trial hearing The underground bunkers Tony Ortega, Thursday’s motion by Masterson and his defense team comes just days before a hearing before Judge Charlaine Olmedo on the next steps in the case. A second trial, which began on March 27, was signed when the first trial stalled. Also at LASC, a civil harassment and more lawsuit against Masterson and Scientology by some of the criminal cases, Jane Does and others, appears to be resuming next month after they were arrested on rape charges in 2022.

Seventeen years later That show from the 1970s ending in Fox, a That 90’s show The sequel launches on Netflix on January 19. As far as can be seen, Masterson is the only main character from the original series who will not appear in the new sitcom. Even with today’s filing, and given Judge Olmedo’s response to previous defense requests to dismiss the charges or the case, the actor is likely to be drawn back into the courtroom drama.