Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticDanny Masterson will face charges of rape, a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ruled this morning.In a masked and socially distanced hearing in DTLA, Judge Eleanor Hunter rejected the defense stance that the case against the former That 70s Show star should be tossed out under the statute of limitations.
Represented by his lawyers Thomas Mesereau and Sharon Appelbaum, Masterson was not present at the hearing on Monday.Accused back in June of three counts of forcible rape, Masterson is out on a $3.3 million bail.
If convicted as charged on assaulting the three women, Masterson faces a possible maximum sentence of 45 years to life in state prison.
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