Danny Masterson is under 24/7 surveillance behind bars following his 30-year prison sentence for raping two women at the height of his fame on “That ’70s Show.”
Masterson, 47, is being monitored for signs of mental distress while in the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail awaiting transfer to a California state prison, law enforcement sources told TMZ.
Their surveillance includes 24-hour video surveillance, along with cell checks by prison guards every 30 minutes.
If he showed any signs of dangerous mental distress, he would be immediately transferred for a medical examination, sources said.
Despite the injunctions, Masterson’s attorney, Shawn Holley, told TMZ that he is mentally healthy and is confident he will win an appeal.
Masterson was sentenced Thursday to a pair of consecutive 15-year prison terms after being convicted of the 2003 rapes of two women at his Hollywood-area home.
Both victims testified that the actor gave them drugged drinks and then violently raped them once they passed out.
Masterson was sentenced to two consecutive 15-year prison terms for two rapes he committed at his home in 2003.Getty Images
Prosecutors said Masterson used his celebrity status and status within the Church of Scientology to avoid accountability for years.
His victims testified that when they reported the rapes to Scientology officials, they were told they had not been raped and advised not to report anything to the police due to Masterson’s high-ranking position within the church.
Masterson did not testify at trial, but denied any wrongdoing.
His defense argued that the sexual interactions with the victims were consensual and that they conspired to defame the famous actor.
Masterson’s attorney said the actor’s mental state is healthy and he is confident he will win an appeal.
Masterson is famous for his role on “That ’70s Show” and became a high-ranking member of the Church of Scientology. FOX
Although Masterson’s lawyer suggests he is in a strong mental position, reports have said his wife, Bijou Phillips, 43, is a “shell” of herself following the sentencing.
“Bijou is circling the drain and is full of all the excitement and no excitement at all,” a source told the Daily Mail.
“They had their life and it has been completely uprooted and changed. And the change is as terrifying and miserable as one could imagine.”
The couple share a 9-year-old daughter, for whom Philips is reportedly “trying to be strong.”
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