A fourth alleged rape victim of Danny Masterson will be permitted to testify in the That ‘70s Show actor’s Los Angeles trial.
After hearing arguments from both the prosecution and the defense Monday, LA Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo reversed her pre-trial decision and ruled in favor of Jane Doe #4 taking the stand in the coming days.
While the alleged 1996 assault on Jane Doe #4, aka TV, is not among the three counts of forcible rape Masterson is facing, the testimony is designed by the LA County DA’s office to show a pattern of behavior, aka prior bad acts, by the defendant.
Like the other Jane Does in the case, TV says the attack on her happened in Masterson’s Hollywood Hills home. A rebuke to the defense, who strenuously argued against the inclusion of Jane Doe #4, what makes the ruling unique in the particulars of this trial is that unlike Jane Does 1-3, TV is not and has never been a Scientologist.
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