害羞草研究所淭hat 害羞草研究所�70s Show害羞草研究所� star was led out in handcuffs from a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and could get 30 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty on two of three counts of rape at his , in which the Church of Scientology played a central role.

Masterson害羞草研究所檚 wife, actor and model Bijou Phillips, gasped when the verdict was read and wept as he was taken into custody, while a group of family and friends who sat stone-faced behind him throughout both trials.

The jury of seven women and five men reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread over two weeks. They could not reach a verdict on the third count, that alleged Masterson raped a longtime girlfriend. They had voted 8-4 in favor of conviction.

Masterson, 47, will be held without bail until he is sentenced. No sentencing date was set.

害羞草研究所淚 am experiencing a complex array of emotions 害羞草研究所� relief, exhaustion, strength, sadness 害羞草研究所� knowing that my abuser, Danny Masterson, will face accountability for his criminal behavior,害羞草研究所� one of the women, whom Masterson knew as a fellow member of the church and was convicted of raping at his home in 2003, said in a statement.

A second woman, a former girlfriend, whose count left the jury deadlocked, said in the statement: 害羞草研究所淲hile I害羞草研究所檓 encouraged that Danny Masterson will face some criminal punishment, I am devastated that he has dodged criminal accountability for his heinous conduct against me.害羞草研究所�

A spokesperson for Masterson declined to comment, but his attorneys will almost certainly appeal.

After a led to a mistrial in December, prosecutors retried Masterson, saying he drugged and forcibly raped three women in his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. They said he used his prominence in the church 害羞草研究所� where all three women were also members at the time 害羞草研究所� to avoid consequences for decades.

害羞草研究所淲e want to express our gratitude to the three women who came forward and bravely shared their experiences,害羞草研究所� Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc贸n said in a statement after the verdict Wednesday.

Masterson did not testify, and his lawyers called no witnesses. The defense argued that the acts were consensual, and attempted to discredit the women害羞草研究所檚 stories by highlighting changes and inconsistencies over time, which they said showed signs of coordination between them.

害羞草研究所淚f you decide that a witness deliberately lied about something in this case,害羞草研究所� defense attorney Philip Cohen told jurors, going through their instructions in his , 害羞草研究所淵ou should consider not believing anything that witness says.害羞草研究所�

The Church of Scientology played a significant role in the first trial but arguably an even larger one in the second. Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo allowed expert testimony on church policy from a former official in Scientology leadership who has become a prominent opponent.

The church said in a statement after the verdict that the 害羞草研究所渋ntroduction of religion into this trial was an unprecedented violation of the First Amendment and affects the due process rights of every American. The Church was not a party to this case and religion did not belong in this proceeding as Supreme Court precedent has maintained for centuries.害羞草研究所�

Tensions ran high in the courtroom between current and former Scientologists, and even leaked into testimony, with the accusers saying on the stand that they felt intimidated by some members in the room.

Actor Leah Remini, a former member who has become the church害羞草研究所檚 highest-profile critic, sat in on the trial at times, putting her arm around one of the accusers to comfort her during closing arguments.

Remini said on Twitter that the two guilty verdicts in the retrial are 害羞草研究所渁 relief. The women who survived Danny Masterson害羞草研究所檚 predation are heroes. For years, they and their families have faced vicious attacks and harassment from Scientology and Danny害羞草研究所檚 well-funded legal team,害羞草研究所� she posted. 害羞草研究所淣evertheless, they soldiered on, determined to seek justice.害羞草研究所�

The alleged harassment is the subject of a civil lawsuit filed by two of the accusers.

The Scientology statement said 害羞草研究所渢here is not a scintilla of evidence supporting the scandalous allegations that the Church harassed the accusers.害羞草研究所�

Founded in 1953 by L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology has many members who work in Hollywood. The judge kept limits on how much prosecutors could talk about the church, and primarily allowed it to explain why the women took so long to go to authorities.

The women testified that when they reported Masterson to church officials, they were told they were not raped, were put through ethics programs themselves, and were warned against going to law enforcement to report a member of such high standing.

害羞草研究所淭hey were raped, they were punished for it, and they were retaliated against,害羞草研究所� Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller told jurors in his closing argument. 害羞草研究所淪cientology told them there害羞草研究所檚 no justice for them.害羞草研究所�

The church called the 害羞草研究所渢estimony and descriptions of Scientology beliefs害羞草研究所� during the trial 害羞草研究所渦niformly false.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淭he Church has no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting criminal conduct of anyone 害羞草研究所� Scientologists or not 害羞草研究所� to law enforcement,害羞草研究所� the statement said.

Next week Olmedo will hold a hearing to determine how a lawyer who represents the Church of Scientology had evidence that the prosecution had shared with the defense. The evidence involved links that the lawyer accidentally included in an email to Mueller.

The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they害羞草研究所檝e been sexually abused.

Testimony in this case was graphic and emotional.

The two women whose testimony led to Masterson害羞草研究所檚 conviction said that in 2003, he gave them drinks and that they then became woozy or passed out before he violently raped them.

The third, Masterson害羞草研究所檚 then-girlfriend of five years whose count left the jury deadlocked, said she awoke to find him raping her, and had to pull his hair to stop him.

Olmedo allowed prosecutors and accusers to say directly in the second trial that Masterson drugged the women, while only allowing the women to describe their condition in the first trial.

Masterson was not charged with any counts of drugging, and there was no toxicology evidence to back up the assertion.

The charges dated to a period when Masterson was at the height of his fame, starring from 1998 until 2006 as Steven Hyde on Fox害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淭hat 害羞草研究所�70s Show害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� the show that made stars of Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Topher Grace.

Masterson had reunited with Kutcher on the 2016 Netflix comedy 害羞草研究所淭he Ranch,害羞草研究所� but was written off the show when an LAPD investigation was revealed in December 2017.

Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press

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