Jackson faces new child molestation charges

Jackson faces new child molestation charges

Dan Glaister in Los Angeles
Wednesday January 11, 2006

Guardian

Michael Jackson is facing new charges of child molestation following
allegations from a 20-year-old that the singer assaulted him, forced
him to have plastic surgery and stole his musical ideas.

"It is alleged that my client was present at Michael Jackson's
residences and other places from the age of two to 14 and was molested
many times over the course of those years," said Michael Mattern, a
lawyer for the man.

Tina...

Yeah so this is why I don't think this lawsuit is going to go anywhere.
He's obviously more concerned about getting a payout for songwriting
credit than molestation. Good luck getting any money out MJ considering
he's going bankrupt

"There is also an allegation that my client came up with song ideas,
lyrics and melodies which were used by Mr Jackson in his records and
made an awful lot of money."

The civil lawsuit was filed in a southern California court last July
but resubmitted in October. The case is due to be heard in Orange
County next month, according to the lawyer.

The allegations relate to a period from 1987 to 1999, before the
allegations that were the subject of last year's trial.

The existence of the lawsuit was revealed in the New York Post. The
paper reported that the accuser was interviewed by prosecutors in
Santa Barbara county last year after a call for new accusers to come
forward. But the paper reported that prosecutors decided not to
proceed with the case because they felt it would not stand up in
court.

The civil lawsuit was filed by the man without the aid of a lawyer a
month after Jackson was acquitted in Santa Maria. His handwritten
complaint was then resubmitted by Mr Mattern. "The defendants, who
include Michael Jackson, his production company MJJ Productions and
his corporate entity, Sony, have all been served with a lawsuit," Mr
Mattern said.

The complaint says his client was "subjected to unnecessary cosmetic
surgery procedures".

"I have got photos of my client with these red lips just like you see
on Mr Jackson and a big old cleft on his chin which he didn't have
previously," Mr Mattern said.

Lawyers for the 47-year-old singer declined to comment on the case
yesterday. He has faced other court challenges, mainly involving
business transactions. Last week a vet filed proceedings claiming
non-payment of bills totalling $91,000 (Ł50,000) relating to care of
animals at the singer's small zoo at his Neverland ranch.