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Keiran Southern & Magdalene Dalziel

Danny Masterson faces 45 years in jail after actor charged with three rapes

Actor Danny Masterson has been charged with the alleged rape of three women, prosecutors in Los Angeles have said.

The American star of That '70s Show is accused of attacking the victims in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney.

The 44-year-old has been charged with three counts of rape by force or fear.

An arraignment hearing is set for September.

Masterson is alleged to have raped a 23-year-old woman in 2001, according to the prosecutors.

He is also accused of attacking a 28-year-old woman in April 2003 as well as raping a 23-year-old he had invited to his Hollywood Hills home between October and December that year.

All of the alleged attacks took place at Masterson's home, prosecutors said.

If convicted as charged, Masterson, best known for playing Steven Hyde on sitcom That '70s Show, faces a maximum sentence of 45 years to life in state prison.

The District Attorney's office also said it declined to file sexual assault charges against Masterson in two other cases, one for insufficient evidence and the other based upon the statute of limitations.

Masterson was written out of Netflix comedy The Ranch in 2017 when he was accused of sexual assault.

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