Danny Masterson has been moved to a maximum-security jail to serve out his 30-year sentence, Us Weekly can verify.
Masterson, 47, was once moved to Corcoran State Jail in Central California and is probably not eligible for parole till July 2042. (Masterson is now in the similar jail during which the overdue Charles Manson was once held for years.)
The That ’70s Display alum was once sentenced to 30 years in jail in September 2023 after he was once discovered guilty on two counts of rape. He filed for an attraction in November of that yr.
Masterson was once denied an attraction for bail previous this month after a pass judgement on claimed that the actor has “has every incentive to flee” following his ongoing divorce from spouse Bijou Phillips.
“If defendant’s conviction and sentence are upheld on appeal, he will likely remain in custody for decades and perhaps the rest of his life,” Pass judgement on Charlaine Olmedo stated on January 24, noting that during gentle of his divorce, Masterson has “little reason to return to state prison to serve out the remainder of his lengthy sentence should his appeal be unsuccessful.”
Masterson was once to start with charged with 3 counts of rape in June 2020. On the time, he was once launched on $3.3 million bail and in the end pleaded no longer responsible to all fees.
“From day one, I have denied the outrageous allegations against me. Law enforcement investigated these claims more than 15 years ago and determined them to be without merit,” he instructed Us in a 2020 observation. “I have never been charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one. In this country, you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. However, in the current climate, it seems as if you are presumed guilty the moment you are accused.”
Forward of the trial, Masterson tried to have the costs pushed aside to no avail. The trial began in October 2022 and was once dominated a mistrial the next month on account of a deadlocked jury. The second one trial kicked off in April 2023, the place Masterson was once in the end discovered responsible.
Phillips filed for divorce from Masterson in September 2023 after his sentencing. Us showed the next month that the actor agreed to provide his estranged spouse complete criminal and bodily custody in their daughter, Fianna, 9.
Ultimate month, Masterson’s mugshot was once printed as Us showed that he were transferred to the North Kern State Jail in Delano, California.
Relating to Masterson’s pending attraction, it’s not likely that Masterson will win, legal professional Neama Rahmani solely instructed Us in September 2023.
“It is very hard to win on appeal, and I don’t expect Danny Masterson to win,” the attorney defined. “And the reason is this: [Danny’s] attorney said that he didn’t do it, but you generally can’t appeal a jury verdict when it’s a question of fact. So, [does the jury] believe Danny Masterson [or] do they believe the victims? And in this particular case, they believe two of the victims.”
If you happen to or any person you recognize has been sexually assaulted, touch the Nationwide Sexual Attack Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).