LOS ANGELES — Actor Danny Masterson will face a second trial on sexual assault charges later this year, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The 47-year-old actor, best known for his role on the “That 70s Show” sitcom, was accused of raping and assaulting three fellow members of the Church of Scientology at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003. After hearing weeks of testimony at a trial in November, a jury deadlocked on the charges, causing a mistrial.
Polled afterward, jurors indicated they were leaning heavily toward acquitting Masterson and prosecutors were cagey about whether they would retry him. At a brief court hearing Tuesday morning, they announced they would do so, according to a spokesman for the district attorney’s office.
