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The Times NEVERLAND VALLEY NEWS LOS OLIVOS 2005 - Vol.2 0,77 Neverland cent Full report on the Michael Jackson Trial What happened in the Michael Jackson trial so far? He was indicted on 10 felony counts for incidents that allegedly occurred in February and March 2003. He is accused of molest- ing a young boy, giving him alcohol and conspiring to hold the boy's family captive. You think Michael Jackson is guilty? Examine the nature of that claim. Are your sources credible? Conspiracy theory? Both the accuser and the defendant claim that they are the victims of a conspiracy. Who is right? This news- paper will give you an insight of the story other then the regular sensation- JUSTICE? seeking media. page 6 Santa Maria 2005 - What emerged from the trial so far is a portrait of a family from the wrong side of the tracks who managed to infiltrate the air of 1 MILLION X MJ Times!!! Hollywood's celebrity's. They approached celebrities such as Lopez, actor Jim Carrey, "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno and boxer Mike Tyson. Leno went to A Record breaking 1 million copies police, telling them "something was wrong" and that he suspected the family of the MJ Times vol.1 have been dis- was "looking for a mark". Some of the celebrities responded generously. tributed word-wide in different lan- Comic Louise Palanker reportedly gave the family $20,000. After the boy met guages!!! Read more on page 8 with Michael Jackson his cancer has gone into remission. When the family found out that they were not going to live at Neverland forever, realizing they were not going to get rich, that's when their story changed and the accusations began. Previous this case was brought to a secret Grand Jury who made their decision to go ahead with the case without even hearing the defence side. Hundreds of search warrants later and after the so called evidence of a $ 75.000,- watch and a Jacket that Michael Jackson gave away is the beginning of what looks like an ongoing harassment of Mr. Jackson. It will be interesting to see if the American system will bring Justice in this case? Witness after witness, the media report “Lies run sprints, but the truth runs headlines that are carefully chosen slogans or statements, yet, leaves out the con- marathons. The truth will win this text and trivializes the impact of the cross examinations. marathon in Court." ~ Michael Jackson Continue to read at page 2 issue in the trial: The credibility of the accuser and his fami- The Trial ly. In March the Judge ruled that the prosecutors will be allowed to introduce evidence begins of past molestation allegations against Michael Jackson not- ing that the evidence is rele- In January 2005 about 300 vant to proof "an alleged pat- potential jurors enter the back tern". A victory in the prosecu- entrance of the courthouse, tion's eyes, thinking this will marking the most widely-cov- help their case. Michael attor- ered case in history. In a mêlée ney Messereau said prosecu- of television crews, fans and tors were trying to rescue a sheriff's deputies, Michael troubled case with weak wit- Jackson makes his way to nesses by bringing up past alle- An investigator for the Santa defense also mentioned that court. The second day in court gations. But for Michael it Barbara County Sheriff's the boys broke into Michael's ended early, when Santa the could turn out to be even more Department said that no DNA bedroom and that the boys Judge abruptly halted jury victorious as now he has the from Michael Jackson's accus- knew the entrée codes (later selection, saying he had inter- chance to be totally vindicated er, his younger brother or any acknowledged by the accuser's viewed enough potential pan- from all accusations! other member of his family younger brother). ellists. The defence attorneys was found during forensic test- and prosecutors had their From "the Jackson 5", alleged- ing on samples taken from A third boy's testimony for chance to interview the people ly 5 young boys were molested Michael Jackson's Neverland Michael Jackson's defense is who might sit in the jury box by Michael, only one alleged Ranch. Even linens seized by "relevant" to the pop star's and decide whether Michael victim will testify. Testimony police from Michael Jackson's accuser's credibility. The Jackson is guilty or not. Two in four other cases will come bed failed to yield hair, fibers defense will present a boy say- delays came into the process of from nine third-party witness- or DNA linked to the teenager ing that the accuser and his the Jury selection when the sis- es. Michael Jackson was never accusing him of child molesta- younger brother masturbated ter of Messereau, Michael's charged in connection with the tion or the accuser's brother while looking at the pop star's leading attorney, died and past accusations. The other pornography in his presence -- when Michael Jackson was boys allegedly molested by around the same time the taken into a hospital. The Jury Michael Jackson, including accuser alleges Michael is mixed, including four men movie star Macaulay Culkin, Jackson introduced him to the and eight women, ranging in have all repeatedly denied Forensic practice against his will. age from 20 to 79. Seven are being abused by the white, four are Hispanic performer. Proof: and one is Asian. None of Chandler, the Witness the selected jurors are first accuser is African-American. believed to A forensic analyst testified that Profiles: have fled the at least one of the prints recov- In January the pros- county to ered from sexually explicit ecutors pre- pre- magazines seized from Who are the key witnesses Michael Jackson's Neverland pared to intro- vent for the prosecution? How ranch belongs to his accuser's duce their case to be credible are their stories or against younger brother. She also testified that she believes another are alternative motives Michael involved? Here’s a selec- and his print recovered from the maga- tion of the most important lawyers zines belongs to Michael to Jackson. However, the results witnesses... counter are officially considered incon- with their clusive because another exam- Martin Bashir defence. iner who looked at the print Bashir, maker documentary More than 1,000 disagreed with her conclusion. "Living with Michael members of the Jackson", made big bucks media from around The defense brought up the from his controversial docu- the world have cre- called to fact that the boy also may have mentary. Later came up with dentials to cover the wit- touched the magazine during another documentary with the trial. The back- ness stand his testimony before the grand actor Corey Feldman, one of and-forth came dur- by the jury. The prosecution acknowl- Michael's alleged victims, ing opening state- procecu- edged that the magazines were again making $$$$$$. This so- ments in the trial tion. not fingerprinted until after the called victim suddenly claimed lead to one pivotal Grand Jury proceedings. The to remember things… yet he was never called to the stand to year-old sis- testify??? During cross exami- ter of the boy nation the judge said he would broke down hold Bashir in contempt for on the stand refusing to cooperate… and admitted to defence The accuser attorney that The credibility of the boy is she'd lied in crucial to the case and the her testimo- defense noted specific incon- ny. "So you'd sistencies in his version of lie about cer- events. The boy admits having tain things told a school teacher two years and tell the ago that Michael Jackson did truth about nothing inappropriate to him. certain He denied suggestions that he things, invented the molestation depending on what you are several times about what claimed to have been sexually because he felt rejected by asked, right?" Mesereau asked Michael Jackson allegedly did assaulted by security guards, Michael Jackson as a father the woman. "Yeah," she to his brother and that there J.C. Penney settled for figure. The boy claimed to be replied. were many discrepancies in his $152,000. unaware he had until age 18 to testimony. - Mesereau also pressed the file a civil lawsuit against Brother accuser woman about a child welfare Michael Jackson and that win- Mr. Jackson's lawyers have Kiki Fournier (Former investigation back in the ning a criminal conviction stated that the boys memorized Housekeeper) said that the 1990s, triggered after her son - would help such a lawsuit. security codes and entered Mr. accuser's younger brother - the accuser -- alleged she had Jackson's wine cellar and other became "ornery" and demand- abused him. Barron (former guard at areas without permission. The ing while staying at the ranch. - The mother also admitted that Neverland) brother did, in fact, testify She said he once pulled a knife she once told police that her testified that the accuser under oath that he did have the on her when they were both in ex-husband had inappropriate- crashed a golf cart into a foun- codes to Michael Jackson's the kitchen and the boy was ly touched their daughter. tain and was warned that if he bedroom. The brother testified trying to cook - Mesereau also tried to bolster didn't slow down, the golf cart that the first overnight sleep- the defense's contention that would be taken away. Cynthia over occurred during his fami- Mother of the accuser the mother used her son's bout Ann Bell (flight attendant) ly's second visit to Neverland Accuser's mother, whose ram- with cancer to solicit money described the boy as loud, in contradiction to the testimo- bling asides aggravated even for her personal benefit, asking obnoxious and "unusually ny of the accuser's sister and the judge, spend five days on her if she had paid for plastic rude," complaining about how the prosecution's opening the stand.

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