Former That ’70s Show actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson has been transferred out of the maximum-security jail the place he was to serve his 30-year sentence amid considerations for his security.
Masterson, 47, was moved to California Men’s Colony, a medium and minimum-security facility, in San Luis Obispo after serving about two weeks of his sentence at Corcoran State Prison. He was initially positioned within the maximum-security facility on Jan. 29.
Deadline was first to report the information of Masterson’s jail switch, and stated he was transferred out of concern for “the inmate’s well-being.”
The risk to Masterson’s well-being is unclear.
Corcoran State Prison has housed quite a few notorious prison figures, together with the cult chief Charles Manson, who resided within the jail for twenty years. The facility’s situations are tough, with cramped cells, overcrowding and infrequently unsanitary dwelling situations.
In his new environment on the California Men’s Colony, Masterson and different inmates have entry to extra providers and alternatives. There are quite a few tutorial, trades-based and help packages accessible to inmates. Prisoners can entry varied “self-improvement programs” and therapies for “substance abuse education, criminal thinking, anger management and family relationships,” based on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
On May 31, 2023, Masterson was discovered responsible of two out of three counts of forcible rape. He pleaded not responsible to all fees.
Masterson appealed the choice however was denied.
The responsible verdict got here as a part of a second trial for the actor. The retrial was known as after the unique authorized proceedings on the identical counts resulted in a mistrial when a jury deadlocked, failing to succeed in unanimous verdicts.
During the second trial this yr, deputy district legal professional Reinhold Mueller and his group tried to color Masterson as a serial rapist who has been protected by high-ranking officers within the Church of Scientology. (Masterson is a longstanding member of the church.)
Two of Masterson’s attorneys confronted monetary sanctions in relation to the retrial after they leaked delicate details about the actor’s accusers to the Church of Scientology.
Masterson continues to be a co-defendant in an upcoming civil trial introduced on by a number of girls concerned in his prison case, who at the moment are suing the Church of Scientology for harassment. The accusers declare the church put them below surveillance, harassed them and even killed pets after reporting Masterson to police. (The Church of Scientology has known as the litigation “nothing but an attempted money grab.”)
Masterson won’t be eligible for parole till 2042, when he’s 66 years outdated.
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