Danny Masterson used drugging, Scientology to get away with rape, prosecutor says

By ANDREW DALTON
AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A prosecutor at the trial of actor Danny Masterson says he drugged women so he could rape them, then used his prominence in the Church of Scientology to avoid consequences. Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Ariel Anson urged jurors during closing arguments at Masterson’s trial Tuesday to find the former “That ’70s Show” star guilty of raping three women between 2001 and 2003. A mistrial came in Masterson’s first trial in December when jurors deadlocked on all three counts. Masterson’s attorney told jurors that inconsistencies in the women’s stories are essential to judging their credibility. He continues his closing argument later Tuesday.