Actor Danny Masterson, who is popularly known for his role in That '70s Show, has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for raping two women.
According to AFP, the actor was convicted of drugging and then raping fellow members of the Church of Scientology between 2001 and 2003 at his Los Angeles house.
The court has imposed a 15-year-to-life sentence on each rape conviction that will run consecutively. The actor was also ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life after his release from prison.
As per AFP, the three women who levelled accusations against Masterson were members of the Church of Scientology. Two of them alleged that the church officials had discouraged them from reaching out to law enforcement.
In a statement earlier, the Church of Scientology denied the notion that it ever discouraged its members from reporting any criminal conduct.
Masterson is married to actor Bijou Phillips. The couple has a nine-year-old daughter.
Masterson rose to fame in 1998 with the launch of That '70s Show, wherein he played the character of Steven Hyde. The show also starred Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher.
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