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Jackson Prosecution Hits Another Snag
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) - The prosecution in the Michael Jackson case ran into another problem Monday when a witness did not testify as expected that he may have seen the pop star lick a boy's head in the 1990s.
Prosecutors in the child molestation trial called Bob Jones, Jackson's former publicist, to the stand to testify about an alleged incident on a flight from Paris to Los Angeles.
They wanted Jones to testify that Jackson licked the boy's head to show a pattern of behavior. Jackson is alleged to have licked the head of his current accuser on a flight from Miami to Santa Barbara in February 2003.
But when asked if he had seen Jackson lick the boy, Jones responded, "No, sir."
(AP) Lead defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., tends to his files as he enters the Santa Barbara County...
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Prosecutor Gordon Auchincloss then asked whether Jones had said during an interview with Auchincloss, Jones' attorney and a sheriff's investigator that he may have seen Jackson lick the boy's head.
"I was very adamant in saying I was not sure," Jones said. "I don't recall anything about licking. ... I don't recall ever seeing any head licking."
Jones was only the most recent prosecution witness to testify differently than prosecutors had hoped.
Previously, Jackson's former house manager testified as a prosecution witness that he had brought wine and soda to Jackson and several boys. Witness Jesus Salas had only told investigators that he brought wine, but said on the stand that he just remembered the sodas.
Jones said he had observed some other physical contact between Jackson and the boy, who received a multimillion-dollar settlement after accusing the pop star of molestation and subsequently declined to participate in a law enforcement investigation of that case.
(AP) Michael Jackson waves to his fans as he enters the Santa Barbara County courthouse in Santa Maria,...
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Jones said that at the World Music Awards in Monaco the boy sat on Jackson's lap and the boy's sister also sat on the singer's lap for a time. He characterized Jackson and the boy as inseparable during the trip and said that on the flight back they huddled closely together as they slept.
Auchincloss then read an excerpt from a book Jones is writing about his experiences with Jackson.
"They were holding each other tightly, almost in a romantic sense," Auchincloss quoted from the book, which also said Jackson and the boy were cooing and kissing and that Jackson licked the boy's head.
Auchincloss asked Jones whether the passage in the book was accurate.
"Yes, with reservations," Jones said.
(AP) Phillipe LeMarque, a former Neverland Ranch employee, passes through security to enter the...
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When the defense objected to several questions, Auchincloss said he was asking for the sake of impeachment.
On cross-examination by Jackson attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., Jones testified that his co-writer completes passages of the book and that he then checks them for accuracy.
Jones said that he had not yet reviewed the section Auchincloss read in court and that it was not accurate.
Mesereau also noted that Jones had not been sworn to tell the truth when working on the book.
"When you were dealing with your co-writer and publisher you were not under oath, and of course today you are," Mesereau said.
(AP) Michael Jackson, center, is escorted to his car after an early end to testimony in his child...
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Jones agreed.
Prosecutors are presenting witnesses from Jackson's past to show he has a pattern of inappropriate behavior with boys and to help the credibility of his current accuser.
Jackson, 46, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old former cancer patient, plying the boy with alcohol, and holding his family captive in February and March 2003 to get them to help rebut a damaging documentary.
On Sunday, Jackson's mother issued a statement explaining her reasons for leaving the courtroom during testimony Thursday.
Katherine Jackson, who has been present for every day of her son's child molestation trial, said many media outlets misinterpreted her absence from the courtroom as a reaction to testimony. She said she left to use the bathroom.
"I am only asking for fair and accurate reporting," she said in a statement released by a family spokeswoman. "Accusing me of leaving due to graphic testimony when I simply went to the rest room is not fair, not accurate."
The Associated Press did not report on her absence from court.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050411/D.../D89DAGPO0.html
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) - The prosecution in the Michael Jackson case ran into another problem Monday when a witness did not testify as expected that he may have seen the pop star lick a boy's head in the 1990s.
Prosecutors in the child molestation trial called Bob Jones, Jackson's former publicist, to the stand to testify about an alleged incident on a flight from Paris to Los Angeles.
They wanted Jones to testify that Jackson licked the boy's head to show a pattern of behavior. Jackson is alleged to have licked the head of his current accuser on a flight from Miami to Santa Barbara in February 2003.
But when asked if he had seen Jackson lick the boy, Jones responded, "No, sir."
(AP) Lead defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., tends to his files as he enters the Santa Barbara County...
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Prosecutor Gordon Auchincloss then asked whether Jones had said during an interview with Auchincloss, Jones' attorney and a sheriff's investigator that he may have seen Jackson lick the boy's head.
"I was very adamant in saying I was not sure," Jones said. "I don't recall anything about licking. ... I don't recall ever seeing any head licking."
Jones was only the most recent prosecution witness to testify differently than prosecutors had hoped.
Previously, Jackson's former house manager testified as a prosecution witness that he had brought wine and soda to Jackson and several boys. Witness Jesus Salas had only told investigators that he brought wine, but said on the stand that he just remembered the sodas.
Jones said he had observed some other physical contact between Jackson and the boy, who received a multimillion-dollar settlement after accusing the pop star of molestation and subsequently declined to participate in a law enforcement investigation of that case.
(AP) Michael Jackson waves to his fans as he enters the Santa Barbara County courthouse in Santa Maria,...
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Jones said that at the World Music Awards in Monaco the boy sat on Jackson's lap and the boy's sister also sat on the singer's lap for a time. He characterized Jackson and the boy as inseparable during the trip and said that on the flight back they huddled closely together as they slept.
Auchincloss then read an excerpt from a book Jones is writing about his experiences with Jackson.
"They were holding each other tightly, almost in a romantic sense," Auchincloss quoted from the book, which also said Jackson and the boy were cooing and kissing and that Jackson licked the boy's head.
Auchincloss asked Jones whether the passage in the book was accurate.
"Yes, with reservations," Jones said.
(AP) Phillipe LeMarque, a former Neverland Ranch employee, passes through security to enter the...
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When the defense objected to several questions, Auchincloss said he was asking for the sake of impeachment.
On cross-examination by Jackson attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., Jones testified that his co-writer completes passages of the book and that he then checks them for accuracy.
Jones said that he had not yet reviewed the section Auchincloss read in court and that it was not accurate.
Mesereau also noted that Jones had not been sworn to tell the truth when working on the book.
"When you were dealing with your co-writer and publisher you were not under oath, and of course today you are," Mesereau said.
(AP) Michael Jackson, center, is escorted to his car after an early end to testimony in his child...
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Jones agreed.
Prosecutors are presenting witnesses from Jackson's past to show he has a pattern of inappropriate behavior with boys and to help the credibility of his current accuser.
Jackson, 46, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old former cancer patient, plying the boy with alcohol, and holding his family captive in February and March 2003 to get them to help rebut a damaging documentary.
On Sunday, Jackson's mother issued a statement explaining her reasons for leaving the courtroom during testimony Thursday.
Katherine Jackson, who has been present for every day of her son's child molestation trial, said many media outlets misinterpreted her absence from the courtroom as a reaction to testimony. She said she left to use the bathroom.
"I am only asking for fair and accurate reporting," she said in a statement released by a family spokeswoman. "Accusing me of leaving due to graphic testimony when I simply went to the rest room is not fair, not accurate."
The Associated Press did not report on her absence from court.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050411/D.../D89DAGPO0.html
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aww Michael is such a cutie! :inlove:
Take em on and knock em cold Mez! :boxing:
Take em on and knock em cold Mez! :boxing:
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I think the '93 accuser's mother will take the stand after Brown today.
Am I right?
I'm quite interested in finding out what she's gonna say.
Who knows, she might just actually admit that the case back in '93 was just a sham and her ex-husband made thier son make the accusations in his attempt to get full custody.
That's pretty much the real story behind it, is it not?
Hell yeah.
Am I right?
I'm quite interested in finding out what she's gonna say.
Who knows, she might just actually admit that the case back in '93 was just a sham and her ex-husband made thier son make the accusations in his attempt to get full custody.
That's pretty much the real story behind it, is it not?
Hell yeah.
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I wish I 'd seen Sneddon's face :lol:
danaluvsmj
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haha! This is just too funny! :lol: I would just love to picture what Sneddon is thinking right now! :sneddoncr :sneddonshutup
hot4uMichael
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I want him so badly he is so beautiful
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So Jones said he did not remember Jackson licking the boy's head?
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7465321/
Surprise for the prosecution
Earlier Monday, another witness surprised the prosecution by saying he did not remember seeing the pop star lick the same boy’s head during a long flight in the early 1990s, but he later reversed himself and said it must have happened after being confronted with an e-mail he wrote.
Former Jackson publicist Bob Jones initially testified that “I don’t recall ever seeing any head licking” by Jackson on the flight from Paris to Los Angeles.
Prosecutor Gordon Auchincloss then read a proposed passage from a book Jones is writing that stated that Jackson and the boy were cooing and kissing and that Jackson licked the boy’s head.
“They were holding each other tightly, almost in a romantic sense,” the passage said.
Prosecutors claim Jackson also licked the head of a boy who now accuses Jackson of molesting him in early 2003.
Under cross-examination by defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., Jones said that passages he writes are completed by a co-writer and then reviewed. Jones said he had not reviewed the passage and it was inaccurate.
But the prosecutor then confronted Jones with an e-mail he sent to the co-writer in which he described Jackson licking the boy on the head. “If it was in my e-mail, I’m taking responsibility for my e-mail,” Jones finally testified.
Jones was only the most recent prosecution witness to surprise prosecutors. For example, former Jackson former house manager Jesus Salas had told investigators that he brought wine to Jackson and several boys, but said on the stand that he had just remembered that he brought soda as well as wine.
Jackson, 46, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old former cancer patient, plying the boy with alcohol, and holding his family captive in February and March 2003 to get them to help rebut a damaging documentary.
Surprise for the prosecution
Earlier Monday, another witness surprised the prosecution by saying he did not remember seeing the pop star lick the same boy’s head during a long flight in the early 1990s, but he later reversed himself and said it must have happened after being confronted with an e-mail he wrote.
Former Jackson publicist Bob Jones initially testified that “I don’t recall ever seeing any head licking” by Jackson on the flight from Paris to Los Angeles.
Prosecutor Gordon Auchincloss then read a proposed passage from a book Jones is writing that stated that Jackson and the boy were cooing and kissing and that Jackson licked the boy’s head.
“They were holding each other tightly, almost in a romantic sense,” the passage said.
Prosecutors claim Jackson also licked the head of a boy who now accuses Jackson of molesting him in early 2003.
Under cross-examination by defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., Jones said that passages he writes are completed by a co-writer and then reviewed. Jones said he had not reviewed the passage and it was inaccurate.
But the prosecutor then confronted Jones with an e-mail he sent to the co-writer in which he described Jackson licking the boy on the head. “If it was in my e-mail, I’m taking responsibility for my e-mail,” Jones finally testified.
Jones was only the most recent prosecution witness to surprise prosecutors. For example, former Jackson former house manager Jesus Salas had told investigators that he brought wine to Jackson and several boys, but said on the stand that he had just remembered that he brought soda as well as wine.
Jackson, 46, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old former cancer patient, plying the boy with alcohol, and holding his family captive in February and March 2003 to get them to help rebut a damaging documentary.
MystiqueX2004
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any updates on the '93 mother's testimony?
Black Loafers
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Miiichaeeelll.....:inlove
Tabloid Junkie
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Crier Live will report in 40 minutes.
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Mother Testifies Boy Stayed With Jackson
Mother of Boy Who Received Settlment Testifies She Allowed Her Son to Sleep in Jackson's Bed
By TIM MOLLOY
The Associated Press
Apr. 11, 2005 - The mother of a boy who received a multimillion-dollar settlement from Michael Jackson in the 1990s testified Monday that she initially refused to let her son sleep in the singer's bed but relented when a "sobbing and crying" Jackson made another request.
The woman testified in the pop star's molestation trial that her son stayed at Jackson's Neverland ranch three times and once asked if he could stay in Jackson's room. She testified that she said no.
Later, on a trip to Las Vegas, she, the boy and the boy's brother stayed in Jackson's suite at the Mirage hotel, she said.
On the second night, she testified, Jackson tearfully asked why the boy could not sleep in Jackson's bed, the mother testified.
"He was sobbing and crying, shaking and trembling," she said. "He said, 'You don't trust me? We're a family. ... (The boy) is having fun. Why can't he sleep in my bed? There's nothing wrong. There's nothing going on.'"
She said she then allowed her son to sleep in Jackson's bed for two nights.
Prosecutors called the woman to try to show that Jackson has a history of improper behavior toward young boys.
After the boy received a reported multimillion-dollar settlement from Jackson, he did not cooperate in a law enforcement investigation. No charges were ever filed against Jackson in the matter.
Earlier Monday, another witness surprised the prosecution by saying he did not remember seeing the pop star lick the same boy's head during a long flight in the early 1990s, but he later reversed himself and said it must have happened after being confronted with an e-mail he wrote.
Former Jackson publicist Bob Jones initially testified that "I don't recall ever seeing any head licking" by Jackson on the flight from Paris to Los Angeles.
Prosecutor Gordon Auchincloss then read a proposed passage from a book Jones is writing that stated that Jackson and the boy were cooing and kissing and that Jackson licked the boy's head.
"They were holding each other tightly, almost in a romantic sense," the passage said.
Prosecutors claim Jackson also licked the head of a boy who now accuses Jackson of molesting him in early 2003.
Under cross-examination by defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., Jones said that passages he writes are completed by a co-writer and then reviewed. Jones said he had not reviewed the passage and it was inaccurate.
But the prosecutor then confronted Jones with an e-mail he sent to the co-writer in which he described Jackson licking the boy on the head. "If it was in my e-mail, I'm taking responsibility for my e-mail," Jones finally testified.
Jones was only the most recent prosecution witness to surprise prosecutors. For example, former Jackson former house manager Jesus Salas had told investigators that he brought wine to Jackson and several boys, but said on the stand that he had just remembered that he brought soda as well as wine.
Jackson, 46, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old former cancer patient, plying the boy with alcohol, and holding his family captive in February and March 2003 to get them to help rebut a damaging documentary.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/LegalC...Story?id=660368
Mother of Boy Who Received Settlment Testifies She Allowed Her Son to Sleep in Jackson's Bed
By TIM MOLLOY
The Associated Press
Apr. 11, 2005 - The mother of a boy who received a multimillion-dollar settlement from Michael Jackson in the 1990s testified Monday that she initially refused to let her son sleep in the singer's bed but relented when a "sobbing and crying" Jackson made another request.
The woman testified in the pop star's molestation trial that her son stayed at Jackson's Neverland ranch three times and once asked if he could stay in Jackson's room. She testified that she said no.
Later, on a trip to Las Vegas, she, the boy and the boy's brother stayed in Jackson's suite at the Mirage hotel, she said.
On the second night, she testified, Jackson tearfully asked why the boy could not sleep in Jackson's bed, the mother testified.
"He was sobbing and crying, shaking and trembling," she said. "He said, 'You don't trust me? We're a family. ... (The boy) is having fun. Why can't he sleep in my bed? There's nothing wrong. There's nothing going on.'"
She said she then allowed her son to sleep in Jackson's bed for two nights.
Prosecutors called the woman to try to show that Jackson has a history of improper behavior toward young boys.
After the boy received a reported multimillion-dollar settlement from Jackson, he did not cooperate in a law enforcement investigation. No charges were ever filed against Jackson in the matter.
Earlier Monday, another witness surprised the prosecution by saying he did not remember seeing the pop star lick the same boy's head during a long flight in the early 1990s, but he later reversed himself and said it must have happened after being confronted with an e-mail he wrote.
Former Jackson publicist Bob Jones initially testified that "I don't recall ever seeing any head licking" by Jackson on the flight from Paris to Los Angeles.
Prosecutor Gordon Auchincloss then read a proposed passage from a book Jones is writing that stated that Jackson and the boy were cooing and kissing and that Jackson licked the boy's head.
"They were holding each other tightly, almost in a romantic sense," the passage said.
Prosecutors claim Jackson also licked the head of a boy who now accuses Jackson of molesting him in early 2003.
Under cross-examination by defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., Jones said that passages he writes are completed by a co-writer and then reviewed. Jones said he had not reviewed the passage and it was inaccurate.
But the prosecutor then confronted Jones with an e-mail he sent to the co-writer in which he described Jackson licking the boy on the head. "If it was in my e-mail, I'm taking responsibility for my e-mail," Jones finally testified.
Jones was only the most recent prosecution witness to surprise prosecutors. For example, former Jackson former house manager Jesus Salas had told investigators that he brought wine to Jackson and several boys, but said on the stand that he had just remembered that he brought soda as well as wine.
Jackson, 46, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old former cancer patient, plying the boy with alcohol, and holding his family captive in February and March 2003 to get them to help rebut a damaging documentary.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/LegalC...Story?id=660368