From MTV's site:
Warrant Issued For Michael Jackson's Arrest
11.19.2003 8:04 AM EST
Less than 24 hours after authorities in Santa Barbara County searched Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, a warrant has been issued for the pop star's arrest on suspicion of child molestation, according to Court TV.
Jackson is wanted in connection with multiple claims of molestation made by a 12-year-old Los Angeles boy, Court TV said.
Police executed a search warrant on Jackson's Neverland Ranch in central California on Tuesday morning in response to the boy's claims (see "New Allegations Spark Search Of Jackson's Neverland Ranch").
Jackson was not at his ranch at the time, but was in Las Vegas shooting footage for an upcoming CBS special.
The reclusive pop star, whose greatest-hits collection hit stores on Tuesday, issued a statement noting, "These characters always seem to surface with a dreadful allegation just as another project, an album, a video, is being released."
This is not the star's first time facing such allegations. A decade ago, Jackson faced a similar investigation amid allegations that he molested a then-12-year-old boy. Jackson denied any wrongdoing and settled the case out of court. No charges were ever filed.
"We've seen this before; our response is 'Here we go again,' " Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman told NBC News. "Michael has 24-hour-a-day supervision with him for the specific reason to protect him from these claims."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480513/20031119/jackson_michael.jhtml?headlines=trueOne freeper yesterday said he could anticipate the opening statement at the police press conference:
Because he's bad. He's bad. He's really, really bad.