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Danny Masterson was found guilty of two rape counts in his Los Angelessexual-assault retrial on May 31.
The jury deliberated for more than six days before finding that Masterson raped two women.
Jurors weredeadlocked on a third victim.
Masterson was taken into custody following the verdict.
Two women in the caseissued statements through their lawyers following the verdict.
Prosecutors argued during their closing argument that Masterson drugged the women and then sexually assaulted them.
Masterson, they said, then took advantage ofhis high-ranking status in the Church of Scientologyto evade punishment.
You dont want to have sex?
The defendant makes that choice for these victims.
And he does it over and over and over again.
Philip Cohen, Mastersons lawyer, reportedly told the jury that the accusers accounts were inconsistent.
Maybe its because there is no evidence of force or violence.
Scientology often came up during Mastersons trial, according to AP.
Prosecutors alleged that the church insulated Masterson, telling the women that he did not rape them.
Scientology has denied having this policy.
Why have we heard so much about Scientology?
Cohen argued in his closing.
Could it be because there are problems with the governments case?
The Church has no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting criminal conduct of anyoneScientologists or notto law enforcement.
Quite the opposite, Church policy explicitly demands Scientologists abide by all laws of the land.
All allegations to the contrary are totally FALSE, the statement also said.
There is not a scintilla of evidence supporting the scandalous allegations that the Church harassed the accusers.
Every single instance of supposed harassment by the Church is FALSE, and has been debunked.
This story has been updated with additional information.
