Danny Masterson asks appeals court to overturn rape conviction

Danny Masterson has petitioned the California state court of appeals to overturn his 2023 rape conviction, which resulted in a 30-year-to-life prison sentence after a jury found him guilty of drugging and raping two women in 2001 and 2002. The case, linked to the Church of Scientology, involved delayed reporting and initial refusal by authorities to prosecute, with charges filed in 2020 during the Me Too movement. Masterson claims the victims altered their testimonies for financial gain.