Arrest warrant issued for Jackson

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[Happy2BMe]

This is LONDON 19/11/03 - News and city section

Arrest warrant for Jackson By James Langton in New York, Evening Standard

An arrest warrant has been issued for Michael Jackson over new allegations of child abuse.

US police were reported to have been ready to handcuff the singer and take him into custody when they raided his Neverland Ranch in California.

According to TV reports, they were unable to serve the warrant because Jackson and his three children were in Las Vegas.

Investigators are expected to spend a second day at the estate, investigating claims of child molestation, believed to involve a boy of 12 or 13.

After arriving with a search warrant yesterday, more than 60 officers from the Santa Barbara County sheriff 's department spent the day gathering evidence for what was described as "an ongoing criminal investigation".

Police remain tight-lipped about the allegations which were made in a sealed court affidavit. They arrived in a caravan of vehicles including an ambulance, mobile crime laboratory and a portable lavatory.

The investigation is headed by district attorney Thomas Sneedon, who examined earlier claims of child abuse by Jackson in 1993.

Although Jackson avoided prosecution, he later made a multi-million-dollar outofcourt settlement to 14-year-old Jordy Chandler who claimed he had been molested by the singer during sleepovers at the mansion.

The two cases are said to be unrelated, although police say the first case still remains open.

One report said the boy in the latest allegations had been talking to prosecutors for several weeks and may also have tried to reach a settlement.

Police say they will hold a press conference later today. Jackson was staying at the Mirage hotel in Las Vegas at the time of the raid, recording a video. His new greatest hits CD, Number Ones, was released yesterday.

Jackson's attorney Brian Oxman confirmed: "The Santa Barbara Sheriff 's Department did issue an arrest warrant. They will be working through myself to negotiate a surrender."

In a rambling statement released by the lawyer, Jackson, 45, said: "I've seen lawyers who do not represent me and spokespeople who do not know me speaking for me. These characters always seem to surface with a dreadful allegation just as another project, an album, a video, is being released."

He promised to cooperate with the investigation.

His friend, Uri Geller, said he was "very concerned" about the singer, adding: "He is very gullible and he is naive. I believe he is innocent."

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[Marysecretary]

I get tired of the reiteration or should I say regurgitation of the same old same old starting with Brit and ending with Greta. I've gotten a bit turned off by it all. Sooo, I end up turning them off (smile).

[maggief]

Nice thong!?!

[Peach]

I heard that exact same report on FNC a few hours ago.

Also, I believe that policeman said that Pellicano had threatened other families on behalf of Jackson in the past.

[Howlin]

Me, too!


I heard a rumor that Geragos might represent Jackson, too!

Fox reporting that the warrant is for "lewd" actions with a minor!

[Marysecretary]

Maybe Mark can bring out the satan worshipers on this one. It's not going to work for Scott.

[Howlin]

"lewd and lacisvious" I should have said.

[Revolting cat!]

What will be his defense? INSANITY?

No, SLAVERY! And on O.J. jury! If you recall, after the last run-in, this white woman inexplicably got a standing ovation at an NAACP convention!

[MEG33]

Here we go..msnbc

[Peach]

MJ needs to be kept away from children, including his own, and thrown in jail - permanently.

[RiflemanSharpe]

What will be his defense? INSANITY?

His defense will be he is rich. It worked for OJ.

[Marysecretary]

I think that's about the saddest picture I've seen of him. Whatever happened to that cute little black kid? What made him want to turn into a white woman? Sad, sad, sad.

[Howlin]

Dang it!

Lascivious!!!

[johnb838]

The part I didn't mention in my email was that I couldn't find a darn thing I wanted to watch and that I kept coming back to see if they were talking about anything different.

[Peach]

That's why I'm watching - I want his children taken away from him and MJ removed from polite society so he cannot ever harm another child.

[Howlin]

Obviously he needs to be kept away from PARENTS of minor children, too. What could they have been thinking??

[Peach]

Law and Order did a show a while ago that was obviously based on MJ. The parents basically "sold" their son to MJ for a weekend in order to pay for another son's illness.

The parents in real life who permit their children to spend time with this sick person have to be naive or evil.

[Howlin]

They will just give them to his parents, the root of these problems, IMO.

[Miss Marple]

It is apparently a sad fact that there are people who view their children as disposal acessories to their lifestyle.

[Peach]

Are all the kids by the same woman?

Criminal misconduct on the part of MJ. Child molestation charges and multiple counts of child molestation. $3 million bail.

[Howlin]

Ongoing investigation.

MULTIPE COUNTS OF CHILD MOLESTATION!