The jury in Danny Masterson’s rape trial has resumed deliberations with two new members after a pair of positive Covid tests among the panel this morning.
The Los Angeles jury had deliberated for two-plus days when they told Judge Charlaine Olmedo on November 18 that they are deadlocked on all three counts of forcible rape.
The judge then sent the jurors home for Thanksgiving week, and when court reconvened today downtown, she dismissed two jurors after they tested positive for Covid.
Two alternatives jurors then joined the panel, and their deliberations continued. Masterson, who starred on That ’70s Show and The Ranch, faces up to 45 years in state prison if found guilty on all three counts.
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