Jackson
Accuser Explains Denial
03-15-05
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(antiMUSIC) The teenage boy that accused Michael
Jackson of molestation finished his testimony today and gave his explanation
for telling a school official that no abuse took place.
During his testimony on Monday, the boy
admitted that he had told the dean of his middle school twice that he had
not been abused by Jackson. During redirect examination by District Attorney
Thomas Sneddon this morning the boy explained why he denied the abuse when
questioned by the school official.
The accuser stated that the conversation
with dean Jeffrey Alpert took place after his family had left Jackson's
Neverland Ranch in March of 2003 and the boy had appeared holding Jackson's
hand in a controversial television documentary where Jackson admitted 'innocently'
sharing his bed with children.
The accuser testified on Tuesday that as
a result of the documentary, "all of the kids would laugh at me, trying
to push me around and stuff and say that's the kid who got raped by Michael
Jackson."
He explained that when he met with Dean
Alpert, "I told him that it didn't happen because all of the kids were
already making fun of me in school and I didn't want anybody to think it
really happened."
Sneddon then asked the boy his present
opinion of Jackson, which caused Jackson's attorney to object. However,
Superior Court Judge Rodney S. Melville allowed the question and the boy
responded, "I don't really like him anymore. I don't think he is really
that deserving of the respect I was giving him as the coolest guy in the
world."
Here is a previous
report that was posted on Monday about the boy's denial of abuse.
The boy that accused Michael Jackson of
sexual abuse testified on Monday that he told the dean of his middle school
that Jackson "didn't do anything to me." The teenager also testified about
a meeting held during the weekend with District Attorney Tom Sneddon and
his staff, and a sheriff's office investigator, where he was asked about
his conversations with the dean.
According to the Associated Press, under
cross-examination from Jackson's attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., the teenage
accuser stated that he told D.A. Sneddon that he "told Dean Alpert he [Jackson]
didn't do anything to me," the boy said. "I told him twice."
Mesereau later returned to questioning
the boy about the conversation with the dean and the boy admitted "I don't
remember too good," when he was asked about the meeting with the school
official.
"You don't remember too good (saying) Mr.
Jackson had never touched you sexually?" Mesereau asked.
"Well, I'm pretty sure it happened because
he was dean of the school," the boy answered.
"Mr. Alpert looked you in the eye and asked
you if Michael Jackson did anything to you, didn't he?" Mesereau challenged.
"I told him that Michael didn't do anything
to me," the boy responded.
"And the second time you said, 'No, he
did not touch me in any sexually inappropriate way,'" Mesereau said.
"I don't know," said the teenage accuser,
who last week testified in detail about being abused by Jackson.
Mesereau asked the boy when the conversation
with the dean occurred.
"I believe it was after I came back from
Neverland," the boy responded.
"He said, 'Look at me, look at me ... I
can't help you unless you tell me the truth – did any of this happen?'"
Mesereau said, quoting the dean.
The boy acknowledged the question.
"And your response was nothing happened,"
Mesereau asked.
"Yes," the boy answered.
Mesereau then reportedly went further on
the offensive to put doubt into the mind of the jury about the boy's credibility.
Mesereau quoted from a previous interview with the boy when he was asked
if the abuse occurred before the boy made a rebuttal video to the controversial
documentary that many believe sparked the current case against Jackson.
The attorney read the boy's answer "I think so", when asked if the abuse
occurred before the filming of the video.
Jackson's attorney asked the boy if anyone
had told him to change his story about when the abuse took place.
"No one's ever told me that," the boy responded.
"Then why does your story change?" Mesereau
asked.
The teenager replied that the molestation
occurred after the video was made. The prosecution's case revolve around
the theory that Jackson attempted to hold the accuser's family captive
at Neverland Ranch until they made a rebuttal video countering a controversial
documentary that aired on February 6, 2003, which included the accuser
holding hands with Jackson and in which Jackson admitted sharing his bed
with children, an act Jackson claimed was innocent and non-sexual. The
prosecutors allege that the abuse took place between February 20th and
March 12, 2003, while Jackson was attempting to get the boy and his family
to film the rebuttal video.
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