LOS ANGELES — That ‘70s Show actor Danny Masterson has been charged with raping three women in separate incidents in 2001 and 2003, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said on Wednesday. In a statement it said that it had declined to file sexual assault charges against Masterson in two other cases because of insufficient evidence and because of the statute of limitations. Masterson, 44, got his break-out role in the 1998-2006 TV comedy series That ‘70s Show, in which he played a rebel adolescent. He could not immediately be reached for comment on the charges. In a statement issued to Variety, Tom Mesereau, Masterson’s attorney, vowed to fight the charges. The three rape charges together carry a maximum prison sentence of 45 years to life in prison if Masterson is convicted, the District Attorney’s office said. — Reuters

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