He should stay the fuck away from children. Why would he continue to flirt with danger knowing he's already been accused? He isn't operating on a level of innocence, rather stupidity.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

It seems so convenient that he gets this level of publicity when he has an album come out.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

It seems so convenient that he gets this level of publicity when he has an album come out.

paintsprayer said:

It might be convenient but he wouldn't even be facing this if he didn't still have unsupervised contact with children.

Camille is right. Michael Jackson is desperately in need of mental health care and because he is so rich, you can't force him to get help.

He should never have been allowed to have those kids of his either.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

From what i read. He does have 24 hour supervision for this very reason..

This isn't exactly the kind of publicity I think he would want or the rec would want..I odnt think thats what u mean though..are they tryng to take him down etc?

sag10 said:

If he had 24 hour supervision, do you think they could charge him let alone issue an arrest warrant?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I don't know Supa?

Logically I would probably say no... the soft part of me wishes this isn't so...

It seems so convenient that he gets this level of publicity when he has an album come out.

sag10 said:

If he had 24 hour supervision, do you think they could charge him let alone issue an arrest warrant?

Tom Sneddon the D.A. is now giving a press conference.."D Sneddon is a cold man"-DS from History

: Michael's going down for real.

CAMILLE4U said:

Yeah, and fortunately it won't be on a little boy this time.

This is big news... a new forum is needed...

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20031119-1021-ca-michaeljackson.html

By Robert Jablon
ASSOCIATED PRESS
10:21 a.m. November 19, 2003

LOS OLIVOS – Michael Jackson faces multiple allegations of child molestation and is being asked to surrender, with bail set at $3 million, authorities in Santa Barbara say.

"There is an arrest warrant for Michael Jackson," said senior Deputy Tim Gracey of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department. Gracey said Jackson was in Las Vegas and authorities were negotiating with Jackson's lawyers for his surrender.

Gracey said the arrest warrant was for a felony violation of Section 288 of the California Penal Code – which prohibits lewd or lascivious acts with a child under age 14. The California Penal Code says anyone convicted of the crime can be punished by three to eight years in prison.
He said further details would be released at a press conference in Santa Barbara. SignOnSanDiego plans to carry the news conference live, via AP, as soon as it becomes available.

As many as 70 law enforcement officials served a warrant at Jackson's Neverland Ranch on Tuesday and searched for evidence for more than 12 hours as part of an "ongoing criminal investigation," said Sgt. Chris Pappas of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department.

A spokesman for Jackson, Stuart Backerman, told The Associated Press early Wednesday that he was consulting with attorneys Wednesday and planned to issue a statement later in the morning.

He declined further comment, saying neither he nor Jackson knew the details of the investigation.

The Jackson family, including Michael, were in Las Vegas early Wednesday and were aware of the arrest warrant, said Steve Manning, a family spokesman.

"It's very unfortunate. They feel very bad about it, but they support him wholeheartedly. They stand behind 100 percent," Manning said.

Court TV, citing unidentified sources, reported that the allegations were brought by a 12- or 13-year-old boy. And the television program "Celebrity Justice" said a therapist reported disclosures by a boy who spent time at Neverland and began therapy several months ago.

Jackson, who Backerman said was in Las Vegas shooting a music video, noted the timing of the allegations in a statement released to the AP.

"These characters always seem to surface with dreadful allegations just as another project, an album, a video is being released," the Jackson statement said, referring to Tuesday's release of a greatest hits album, "Number Ones."

The 45-year-old singing superstar faced a child molestation investigation in 1993 in a case that never resulted in criminal charges. Jackson reportedly paid a multimillion dollar settlement in that case but maintained his innocence.

Jackson's 2,600-acre, $12.3 million compound in the Santa Ynez Valley that deputies searched Tuesday has a mansion, its own zoo and amusement park, and has often been the site of children's parties.

In a television documentary broadcast on ABC earlier this year, Jackson said he had slept in a bed with many children. "When you say bed you're thinking sexual," the singer said during the interview. "It's not sexual, we're going to sleep. I tuck them in. ... It's very charming, it's very sweet."

Jackson created at stir last year upon displaying his baby, Prince Michael II, to fans by dangling him briefly from a fourth-floor balcony in Germany. Jackson called the incident a "terrible mistake," and Berlin authorities said the actions were not punishable.

The singer had international hits with the albums "Thriller" (1982), "Bad" (1987) and "Dangerous" (1991) saw his career begin to collapse after the 1993 allegations.

\His last studio album, "Invincible," sold about 2 million copies in the United States – great for most artists, especially veteran stars, but only so-so for the man who bills himself as the King of Pop.





Associated Press reporter Christina Almeida in Las Vegas and Ryan Pearson in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

Geez. This is sad... Sad for the kids. Sad for an obviously very mentally ill man. Sad for an entire planet that's amused at seeing him go down in flames instead of getting the help he needed decades ago.