what was the evidence against danny masterson

The evidence against Danny Masterson in his rape case primarily consisted of the testimony of three women who accused him of sexually assaulting them at his Hollywood home between 2001 and 2003. The prosecution argued that Masterson drugged the women’s drinks with an alcoholic beverage possibly laced with a date-rape drug (GHB) to incapacitate them before assaulting them. Although toxicology tests were never conducted, an expert testified that the victims' symptoms aligned with GHB intoxication. The jury heard detailed accounts from the women describing how Masterson gave them drinks, after which they became disoriented or unconscious and were then raped. One woman testified she tried to fight him off and described him waving a pistol in a threatening manner. The prosecution also emphasized Masterson's use of his prominence in the Church of Scientology, where all parties were members, to avoid consequences and intimidate victims. The jury found Masterson guilty of raping two of the three women, while the charges related to the third resulted in a mistrial and were not retried. Masterson did not testify, and his defense argued the encounters were consensual and sought to discredit the accusers by pointing to inconsistencies and alleged coordination in their stories. No forensic evidence such as toxicology or physical evidence was presented, and the case relied heavily on victim testimony and expert interpretation of symptoms consistent with drugging