Originally posted by Eboni
Who Knows????
-Who really cares???
-I don't. As long as they continue being invisible.
-They'd only cause much more hype AND SPECULATION for the media if they return to the spotlight and I don't like that for Michael.
-.....Besides, do you think they'd have anything good to say on Michaels' behalf???
-Even if they did.....no one (prosecution) would believe them and the chaos would only add another chapter to this horrible saga started by that 'OLDFATBAGS' :thumbsdow
Yahoo **OLDFARTSBAGS* is catch :lol: :banana-mu
Friend says Jackson accuser never mentioned molestation
By Quintin Cushner/Staff Writer
A friend and classmate of a boy who accused Michael Jackson of child molestation during the early 1990s testified today that the accuser never mentioned the alleged abuse.
Carlos Velasco attended Santa Maria High School with a boy who earlier testified that tickling sessions with Jackson led to sexual groping by the singer.
Velasco said he was a friend of the accuser, who also attended Santa Maria High and is the son of a former maid at Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch near Los Olivos.
Velasco, also the son of a former Neverland employee, said his friend had never mentioned the alleged molestation. He also said he attended several events at the ranch near Los Olivos with the accuser and did not notice Jackson treating the accuser differently than anyone else.
"(Jackson) talked to all of us," Velasco said. "It wasn't just specifically (the accuser)."
The accusations made by the boy were never litigated after Jackson paid him millions to settle the case.
Also this morning, a Las Vegas attorney who represented Jackson in 2003 testified about events surrounding the debut of a controversial documentary about the entertainer.
David LeGrand said he was retained by Jackson in January 2003 after clips from "Living With Michael Jackson" began appearing on television. LeGrand said he assembled a team of lawyers and public relations people to sue Grenada Television, the British producer of the program.
"Living With Michael Jackson" includes footage of the singer holding hands with his current accuser, and defending his practice of sharing his bed with children - a practice he called innocent and non-sexual.
LeGrand testified that there was not a proper contract drafted at the onset of the production, and that Jackson received no money for his participation in the documentary.
LeGrand said Jackson was concerned that his children were depicted on the documentary, which he believe posed a safety risk for them.
Jackson has pleaded not guilty to four counts of molesting a 13-year-old boy and four counts of administering alcohol to help him with the alleged lewd acts. He also has pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge involving abduction, false imprisonment and extortion and a count of attempted child molestation.
The Santa Maria Times, following its established policy, is not identifying those who allege they were abused by Jackson, even though they are being named in court.
Staff writer Quintin Cushner can be reached at (805) 739-2217 or
qcushner@pulitzer.net.
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