Arrest warrant issued for Jackson

This London ^

[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."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[maggief]

I don't think he named the "mother" of the third child, "Blanket".

[Howlin]

Doesn't he own the rights to all the Beatles' records?

[Howlin]

No civil case filed, and there will be no civil case filed.

Get ready for the family/boy to be trashed.

[Peach]

There is an entire group of sick people who are trying to make child/adult sex of all kinds legal and acceptable.

Tammy Bruce - book - Death of Right and Wrong. A must read for every parent with children in public school.

[Miss Marple]

Why this is different from the last investigation:

1. The law has been changed, BECAUSE of the LAST Michael Jackson investigation!

2. No charges were brought in the last investigation. There is a warrant and multiple charges will be filed.

3. At the time of the 93-94 investigation there was a contemporaneous civil suit filed. Hampered our investigation. There is no civil case filed .

4. We have a cooperative victim.

[Peach]

Thanks for the clarification re CA law.

[meanie monster]

He named his kid "Blanket"?

[Peach]

Yes - his assets in Beatles music alone must be worth a mint.

[cyncooper]

DA directly addressing Jackson's charge that they are bringing these charges to undermine the debut of his album. He says that is false and absurd.

They actually were prepared to execute the warrant several weeks ago and logistics put it off.

[Darlin']

FOFLOL. "Like the Sheriff and I are into that kind of music."

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

The D.A. seems like a very funny, yet professional, guy. I feel bad for him when the race-baiters try to accuse him of racism. It's only a matter of time.

[Howlin]

He says that they have been ready to do this for quite some time.

Evidently he has been watching the coverage of this and refuted most of the things they are saying on TV.

Child Protective Services is NOT involved as of this time.

[VRWC_minion]

Cops don't listen to MJ's music.

[Miss Marple]

Child pretective services is not currently involved in this case.

Also, this has NOTHING to do with the release of his new CD or whatever it is.(HA!)

[MEG33]

Minimum 3to 8 max..but multiple counts can add..these are guidelines.This is different than last time.Now law has changed,never charges brought last time..

This time there are multiple charges.At the time of the investigation last time there was civil case,and a settlement.No civil case filed this time and a cooperative victim.

No they aren't doing this to spoil his new record release.

[Peach]

Excellent summary. I had not realized the law was changed in that manner.

Pity the children, scorn for their either naive or evil parents.

[cyncooper]

Investigation has been handled solely by Santa Barbara.

[Howlin]

Correction: the Santa Barbara Child Protection Agency is not involved; still a case in Los Angeles? He must mean the Gloria Allred thing!

[Howlin]

He said it was changed BECAUSE Of what happened with Jackson in 1993.

[cyncooper]

Idiotic media wants to know why on the day the CD debuts?