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Prosecutor details prior molestation charges against Michael Jackson, wants jury to hear evidence of star's alleged pedophilic past
MARCH 28--The Smoking Gun reports live today from a critical evidentiary hearing in the Michael Jackson case. Check back for updates every 10 minutes--whether you want them or not.
In a bid to convince a judge that evidence of Michael Jackson's alleged history of pedophilia should be presented to the California jury now weighing molestation charges against the singer, Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon this morning launched into a blistering recitation of Jackson's past sexual abuse of boys.
Having investigated the singer for 12 years, Sneddon offered up the fruits of that lengthy pursuit during opening remarks at a crucial evidentiary hearing before Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville. At the hearing's close, Melville is expected to rule on what, if any, testimony regarding these uncharged "prior bad acts" will be heard by the jury in Jackson's current criminal case (he's been charged with molesting a Los Angeles boy in early-2003, when the child was 13).
Sneddon, who is still addressing the court, has so far detailed the following alleged instances of prior abuse by Jackson:
* One "prior child," Sneddon said, will testify to three separate instances during which his genitals were touched by Jackson. On two occasions the child was fondled outside his clothes, and once the singer "thrust" his hands inside the boy's pants. It seems likely that the boy in question here is the son of Blanca Francia, a former Neverland Ranch maid. The woman and her son, now in his mid-20s, reportedly received a $2 million legal settlement from Jackson in 1994 (and both were included on the prosecution¹s list of potential trial witnesses).
* In a clear reference to Jackson's original accuser, Jordan Chandler, Sneddon said that he had witnesses who would testify that they saw Jackson's underwear and that of the boy, then 13, lying next to a bed the pair shared. Sneddon made no mention of Chandler himself testifying.
* Witnesses, Sneddon told Melville, would testify to five incidents involving four children (ages 10-13) who were kissed and/or inappropriately touched in the genitals by Jackson.
* Two witnesses will testify that they heard Jackson encourage children to call him "Daddy," which echos claims by the current accuser and his family members.
* One witness told probers of seeing the entertainer lick the head of a young boy. The incident mirrors a claim from the current molestation case (the accuser's brother and mother have both told investigators that they saw Jackson lick the accuser's head while the boy slept during a 2003 flight from Miami to Santa Barbara).
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