Actor Danny Masterson, known for his role as Steven Hyde in “That 70’s Show,” began his lengthy prison sentence in California.
Masterson, 47, entered into North Kern State Prison on Wednesday, officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said, according to The Hill.
On Sept. 7, Masterson was sentenced to a 30-year prison sentence after he was found guilty of raping two women.
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At the end of May, Masterson was found guilty of raping two women at his Los Angeles home in 2003.
This verdict came after an initial jury was deadlocked in November, leading to a mistrial.
Masterson was previously married to actress and model Bijou Phillips and the couple share a daughter. Phillips filed for divorce in the weeks following the guilty verdict.
The actor will have to wait more than 25 years to be eligible for parole.