New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- A Hollywood producer, convicted of murdering two women after drugging them at a Los Angeles party, has been sentenced to 146 years to life in prison, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

David Brian Pearce, 42, was found guilty earlier this year on two counts of first-degree murder in the 2021 deaths of model Christy Giles, 24, and architect Hilda Cabrales-Arzola, 26. He was also convicted of rape and sexual assault involving seven other women between 2007 and 2021, prosecutors said.

Deputy District Attorney Seth Carmack described Pearce as "a rapist and now a murderer," telling jurors that he had drugged women "to facilitate sexual assault," according to KNX News.

Prosecutors said Pearc...