http://www.cnn.com/2004/L...index.html


CNN.COM

The television news magazine by "Dateline NBC," which reported the payment in a segment to be broadcast Friday night, did not disclose its source of information.

In the segment, retired Santa Barbara County Sheriff Jim Thomas, now an NBC news analyst, said his office investigated Jackson in 1993 in connection with one boy's claim and came upon the second accusation.

The first boy reportedly was paid $15 million to $20 million by Jackson to avoid charges the entertainer thought would damage his career even if proved untrue.

Jackson has denied ever harming any child and is currently fighting charges he molested a boy in 2003.

Jackson's lawyer, Thomas Mesereau Jr., did not immediately return a call Thursday from The Associated Press. Lawyers in the current case are under a strict gag order.

"We always believed there were eight to 10 other children out there," Thomas told "Dateline."

But during interviews, he said, "Many of them said that they had spent time with Michael Jackson. They had spent time in his bedroom, but that nothing had happened. Some wouldn't talk to us at all."

Thomas told the AP the employee's son did not file charges and didn't want to testify "because he was afraid his friends would think he was homosexual."

Thomas has previously discussed the boy's claim, but said he wasn't sure until the Dateline report that Jackson had paid the boy $2 million.

"Dateline" said the settlement contained a clause barring it from being discussed publicly.

Thomas said the 12-year-old accused Jackson of "fondling him through his clothes," which could be the basis of misdemeanor charges. No charges were ever filed.

Both boys who accused Jackson in the 1990s are now in their 20s and are not expected to testify in the current case.

Jackson, 45, has pleaded not guilty to committing a lewd act upon a child, administering an intoxicating agent and conspiring to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. His trial is set to start January 31, 2005.
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ugh ... come on now

I read this in the paper this morning also.

... C'mon now...

what makes this the 3rd to say he was molested?

remember the one in england?
what happened to him?
False claim
the one in L.A False Claim

this is yet another one of those scavengers...

C'mon now if your gonna post something, post something worth reading

lol

Wha thappened to the alleged quads?
lol

F*cking people believe anything they're told

Im sorry unless it comes from a recent Active Police report its B.S.
Jim thomas has been going on T.V. shows being payed enormous amounts of money

Now if sneddon confirms this, alright
but from a retired police sherif
give me a break
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and is that a recent pic, ?
is it me or is his nose looking larger?

STATEMENT OF MR. MICHAEL JACKSON (RE: DATELINE NBC REPORT)


It is unfortunate that yet, again, I must respond to untruths and sensationalism.

Years ago, I settled with certain individuals because I was concerned about my family and the media scrutiny that would have ensued if I fought the matter in court.

These people wanted to exploit my concern for children by threatening to destroy what I believe in and what I do. I have been a vulnerable target for those who want money.

I have spent my entire life helping millions of children across the world. I would never harm a child. It is unfortunate that some individuals have seen fit to come forward and make a complaint that is completely false.

Quite frankly, I question the timing and motive of this report.

I look forward to the day when I will be vindicated by a jury of my peers. Maybe then, these reports will come to an end.



Poor Mike! I wish people would LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!!

HE's guilty

AsianBomb777 said:

only to the poorly educated and informed

hehe

AsianBomb777 said:

paisleypark4 said:

co-sign

Its one thing if you don't like MJ as a person
its quite another to constantly post dirt on him, getting any chance you can to take a shot

hey if your all bent out of shape about it, fine but stop spreading nonsense
cause i'll always be here to Verify and analyze every thing you say
this is coming from a person who hasn't been interested musically in jackson for years
to some i lost my fan status
so you can't write me off as one of those worshipping digusting Mj fans (no offence )
im just gonna tell ya like it is

Peace,

Luv4oneanotha said:

Supernova said:

The title of this thread is immoral.

I detest narrow-minded, hate-consumed people like this...

This idiot must be a little teenage loser who has nothing better to do than post at title containing an ignorant and uneducated assumption. And, probably doing a good job of making other Asian people cringe in embarrassment.

Luv4oneanotha said:

i beleive everyone who is taking sides in this case is acting very foolish. everyone should just wait until the trial and evidence is finished and then form your opinions. these people holding demenstrations and stuff are very foolish because they dont know what the whole case entails. mods close this thread please please

That's a pretty lame, and tasteless title. Sad really. What's even more sad is crappy tabloids cutting up people's quotes, but that's what u get, when ur'e out to make money off other folks' backs, no matter what the cost is to them. Fair trial it never will be, and if OJ was made out as "innocent" by the American judicial system, then Mike will be hung.

Musicology2004 said:

Thank You

Why can't people just wait till the fuckin trial is over, so far all we are hearing is rumours and not neccessarily true.

Nobody knows if he's guilty and nobody knows if he's innocent.

In cases like this i don't defend him however i don't condemn him, so stop!

jayaredee said:

Ditto

Then we're Agreed

Mods please close the thread

He's guilty.



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I don't know if he is guilty or innocent but he is bringing all this on to himself by hanging out with these kids in the first place. If he refuses to grow up, then hell, he should babysit his neices and nephews. Look how large his family is. There are plenty of kids in the family for him to hang out with.

If he hung out with his brothers' and sisters' kids, he wouldn't have this problem. They are his family and would not be after him unless he was actually guilty. As big a star as he is, strangers are always going to be after his money. Then again, just because people are always going to be after his money, does not mean he didn't actually do it also.

I hope he's innocent but he has no one to blame but himself for putting himself in this situation in the first place.

vainandy said:

Agreed,
I refuse to be in a room alone with Children who aren't related to me--I mean, I am ULTRA aware of my sorroundings in that respect. You don't even have to be guilty to be ruined--you only need to be accused.

As for MJ, he's guilty

AsianBomb777 said:

you agree about what? vainandy is saying, don't take sides.

this thread needs a
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agentmonday said:

co-sign

LightOfArt said:

I agree completely.

MJ is perverse and cannot be allowed to roam freely anymore.

AsianBomb777 said:

you agree? with what? yourself?

Cocaine helluva Drug...

RIP - Rick

Luv4oneanotha said:

Exactly !!!

MJ needs to lay off of boys.

AsianBomb777 said:

ok. its a wrap... im done with this thread...

I bet if a real photo was found showing a young boy with Mike's dick in his ass, some people would still defend him.