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Here are the counts
Count one: Conspiracy involving child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion, including 28 specific acts between Feb. 1 and March 31, 2003. Verdict: Not guilty.
_Counts two through five: Lewd act upon a child under the age of 14, between Feb. 20 and March 12, 2003. Verdicts: Not guilty.
_Count six: Attempt to get a child under age 14 to commit a lewd act upon Jackson between Feb. 20 and March 12, 2003. Verdict: Not guilty.
_Counts seven through 10: Administering an intoxicating agent — alcohol — to assist in the commission of child molestation. Verdicts: Not guilty.
Mosty of the comments are aimed at some sort of illegal homosexual behavior that MJ allegedly did. Does anyone think the first count should even have been tried? The prosecution did not prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt for lewd acts, counts 2-6, so naturally counts 7-10 did not apply.
Skip, I have really no idea exactly what his antics were. Serving alcohol in a soda is wrong and he should be treated like anyone else on that, I think it is a fine. As for the rest, the responsibility lies on the DA to prove it and he didn't. I think his acts are questionable at the least, and any parent who leaves his kid unsupervised with him is foolish.
Aside, to me the population is like a 3d bell curve. He is out there on the fringe and anyone who sends his kids there unsupervised is on the fringe also.
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