Jackson's explicit letters seized (child's name redacted for FR)

The Daily Telegraph ^ | November 24th, 2003 | CAROLINE GRAHAM and SHARON CHURCHER

[Sabertooth]

EXPLICIT letters and poems said to have been written by Michael Jackson to his alleged victim will form the centrepiece of the sex-abuse case against him.

Police seized at least a dozen letters during the raid on Jackson's Neverland ranch last week.

"The district attorney is convinced these letters will be crucial to the case against Jackson," a source close to the investigation said yesterday.

"The boy told investigators about letters and poems and their precise location inside Michael's home. These letters were among the evidence seized, along with videotapes.

"They are very explicit and intimate and show a degree of familiarity. Basically, they appear to be love letters from Michael to the boy."

The accuser, 12-year-old Los Angeles cancer victim ******, also told police Jackson's pet name for him was Rubba.

"The boy first told this to his therapist, then repeated it to police," the source said.

"He said Jackson called him Rubba because one of the games they used to play was called rubba rubba. The boy said, 'Michael told me he was my rubba rubba friend."'

Although police handling the case in Santa Barbara, California, have been barred from revealing any details, it is understood the alleged abuse took place in February.

Jackson is said to have befriended ****** -- who, during a controversial British documentary screened earlier this year, admitted having shared a bed with the singer -- over a long period.

A source close to 45-year-old Jackson said: "For the past five or six years, he's taken kids from fractured homes and nurtured them as a father figure. As they get older, he teaches them fun things to do.

"Michael says he learned this from an adult when he was a teenager. No-one on his staff ever said anything. He's a tyrant. Everybody obeys the man."

Another Jackson source said: "The boy told of everything that went on and described things in Michael's closets, his bathroom, what was under his bed."

In her statements to police, ******'s mother, #####, has revealed that Jackson encouraged her son to call him "Daddy".

##### has claimed she, ****** and his two siblings were held virtual prisoners at Neverland, 100km north of Santa Barbara.

When she learned of her son's accusations of molestation -- which included claims that Jackson plied him with wine and sleeping pills -- she fled with her family in the dead of night.

A source close to district attorney Tom Sneddon, who will prosecute the case, said: "The DA is very confident with the evidence he has. This includes letters, videos and computer files. They believe they have enough to nail Jackson."

Jackson's legal team is said to be encouraging him to consider a plea bargain, possibly an insanity defence that would allow him to serve time in a state mental hospital instead of jail.

There was speculation yesterday that the singer raised his $3 million bail with the help of Miami-based Al Malnik, a lawyer for notorious gangster Meyer Lansky, who died in 1983.

Malnik reportedly began making large loans to Jackson when his career nosedived.

Malnik, 69, was cited by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission in 1980 and 1992 as a person of unsuitable character.

The prosecution source said: "It just gets weirder and weirder. Michael supposedly has financial problems, but hiring someone with Mob connections is bizarre."

Prosecutors are said to be spreading a net around the world for other alleged victims. One boy of special interest is said to be in El Salvador, another in South Africa.

They are also said to be considering quizzing the son of an English premiership footballer.

Charges of aiding and abetting are likely to be filed against members of Jackson's entourage.

At the same time as the Neverland swoop, police raided two homes in Los Angeles.

One was reportedly the residence of Marc Schaffel, a gay video producer who filmed the rebuttal tape Jackson released just after Martin Bashir's British documentary aired.

[Chantal]

He swore that over the years he had seen many, many checks paid out to children and their families.

If the families have been paid for their silence, then I doubt they'll come out and make it public. I also heard that many people who worked at the ranch knew about MJ weird behavior but kept it to themselves.

[honeygrl]

You see, the shrink being involved is one thing that has me on the fence. When a shrink is involved, red flags are always raised in my head.

[cajungirl]

Seems like an accused pedophile who sleeps with children might raise your red flags more than a psychiatrist who sees a child and reports after a child tells him a story of molestation . He reports by law to the authorities. This was not after prolonged therapy with an ill trained so called therapist but my understanding is that the psych was a medical Doctor not some counselor. Your bias seems to be against medical professionals not 45 year old men who sleep with boys , over and over and over.

[af_vet_1981]

I know Bill Clinton's reputation better than Kobe's.

These are your words (unless you disavow them).

"JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK HE IS A RAPIST DOESN'T MAKE HIM SO---unless you have a videotape---irrefutable evidence (NOT circumstancial)---in addition to your say-so. You know, something to back it up."

You can always hug your kids.

I don't believe I went too far
I said I was willing
She said she knew what my books did not
I thought she knew what's up

Past the Mission
Behind the prison tower
Past the Mission
I once knew a hot girl
Past the Mission
They're closing every hour
Past the Mission
I smell the roses

She said they all think they know him well
She knew him better
Everyone wanted something from him
I did too but I shut my mouth
He just gave me a smile

Hey they found a body
Not sure it was his
Still they're using his name
And she gave him shelter
And somewhere I know she knows somethings only she knows

[luckystarmom]

Ben Affleck is probably not a good example, but I don't think anyone would believe if Tom Hanks was accused of something like MJ. I think most people would not jump on the badwagon and condemn him.

I know I certainly haven't said anything about prison rape, but if he's guilty then he should go to jail.

[Shermy]

Saudis? Michael Jackson? Did you know they warned him about 9/11? Remember this Vibe magazine interview???

http://www.angelfire.com/music5/michaeljacksonzone/Vibe2002interview.html

...VIBE: What was your experience on September 11?

MJ: I was in New York [after performing at Madison Square Garden on September 7 and 1 , and I got a call from friends in Saudi Arabia that America was being attacked. I turned on the news and saw the Twin Towers coming down, and I said, Oh my God. I screamed down the hotel hallway to all our people, Everybody get out, let's leave now! Marlon Brando was on one end, our security was on the other end. We were all up there, but Elizabeth Taylor was at another hotel. We all got out of there as quickly as we could. We jumped in the car, but there were these girls who had been at the show the night before, and they were banging on the windows, running down the street screaming. Fans are so loyal. We hid in New Jersey. It was unbelievable-I was scared to death.

[Terriergal]

ping - didn't know if you'd seen these.

[Terriergal]

I was in New York [after performing at Madison Square Garden on September 7 and 1 , and I got a call from friends in Saudi Arabia that America was being attacked.

If those people give MJ special warning/treatment, that about says it all.

[Terriergal]

Charges of aiding and abetting are likely to be filed against members of Jackson's entourage.

OH YES! WOOHOO!!!!

[Betty Jo]

I guess I am too tired to figure it out.If he was getting a phone call on the 11 th, as the towers were falling, what kind of WARNING is that?

[Betty Jo]

http://www.landmarkusa.com/company

Go to Press on the right.

Then read the titles on the left.

Find "Landmark Entertainment group and HRH Alwaleed"....

So, the Saudi Prince and Michael own much of Hollywood!

[aristeides]

Might explain why in that recent movie of a Tom Clancy novel the villains were changed from Middle Easterners to Europeans.

[Betty Jo]

The Prince Alwaleed owns a lot of Norwegian Cruise Lines.That might explain the three missing Norwegian boys,and that Paki Norwegian, Bhatti .

[RantEng]

That's homosexual pedofile, notice iti s always boys.

Oops, I guess that comment must make me a homophobe.

[swarthyguy]

Great digging, Betty.

Perhaps Jacko should've sought asylum in Saudi.

[Betty Jo]

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ctrl/message/22603?sources=1

A Prince of a fellow!

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

The fact that she went to the premises in the first place should tell you something. I can read the words in front of me, but even more important, I can read between the lines!!

[Terridan]

Naaa, just damn realistic and honest!

[swarthyguy]

Six degrees of seperation from Osama.

Hey, Idi Amin's estate in Saudi is empty now.