A judge Tuesday rejected defense efforts to get the charges dismissed and scheduled jury selection in a new trial to begin March 29.
Masterson, 46, was charged in 2020 with forcibly raping three women in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home.
In closing arguments Nov. 15, a prosecutor said Masterson used"force, fear or threats" to sexually assault the women and should be convicted of rape. But the actor's attorney countered that the alleged victims lied about their relations with the actor. In arguing for an acquittal, Masterson's attorney told jurors that the prosecution wanted to"win this case so badly" that they ignored"blatantly fabricated" and inconsistent testimony from witnesses during the nearly month-long trial.
Masterson, a longtime adherent of the Church of Scientology, is charged with three counts of rape by force or fear involving the three women. The actor declined to testify in his own defense.
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