Posted on 06/14/2005 4:22:49 PM PDT by CHARLITE
SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- A jury acquitted Michael Jackson yesterday of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch -- exonerating the pop star who insisted that he was the victim of mother-and-son con artists and a prosecutor with a vendetta. Jurors also unanimously acquitted Mr. Jackson of giving the boy alcohol and of conspiring to imprison his accuser and the boy's family at the storybook estate. Mr. Jackson had faced nearly 20 years in prison. "Justice is done. The man's innocent. He always was," said his chief lawyer, Thomas Mesereau Jr. The verdict was a total legal victory, but one that may do little to improve the bizarre image of a one-time, chart-topping star who recorded his first hit -- "I Want You Back" -- as an 11-year-old singing with his brothers in the Jackson Five.
Jackson supporters hailed the verdict as a complete vindication of the singer who became one of the first superstars of the MTV era with 1980s hits such as "Thriller," "Beat It" and "Billie Jean." "I would never have married a pedophile. And the system works," Mr. Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe told "Entertainment Tonight."
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon sat with his head in his hands.
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Michael Jackson waves as he leaves court with his father Joe, right. AP yesterday
You know, pedophiles are often created by bad experiences with parents/relatives.
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?
I THINK THAT THEY ARE SEXUALLY PERVERSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MENTAL DISORDER AND GET A BIG THRILL OUT OF IT.
THEY ARE THRILL SEEKERS.
SPEND SOME TIME READING THE "DSM-IV"
LOOK IN: AFFECTIVE DISORDERS/SCHIZO/AFFECTIVE
Indeed.
And that family is dysfunctional w/a capitol "D."
MJ himself has told of the daily abuse in the family.
Mom turned a blind eye to all of it.
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