Well, my dad took me to see the movie "Alien" when I was 7 years old. That night as I lay in bed, the streetlight cast a shadow from a nearby tree onto the ceiling. It looked like alien tentacles to me. Scared the hell out of me.
OK, to stay on topic, I have to say that by acting so creepy in general, and around children especially, he left himself wide open for such a lawsuit. If it was truly fabricated, he should have fought it, vigorously. If he lost, he'd still be out the money, but at least SOME of his current doubters would believe him. It's just like the defendant who doesn't take the stand. The jury can't help but wonder what he is so afraid of that he won't testify in his own defense.
Any adult male who sleeps with 12 year old boys is not going to win a lawsuit. I would thing Jackson's germ phobia would prevent actual sex, but maybe that's why he picks on children.