Judge denies motion to dismiss Danny Masterson rape charges

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles Superior Court judge refused Monday to dismiss charges against actor Danny Masterson, who is accused of raping three women at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003.
Judge Eleanor J. Hunter denied the defense’s motion to dismiss based on the statute of limitations, leaving Masterson facing three counts of forcible rape that could result in a sentence of up to 45 years to life in state prison if he’s convicted as charged.
The 44-year-old actor