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| Report: Police Have Arrest Warrant For Jackson | |
| 2003-11-19 | |
| Police armed with a search warrant remained at Michael Jacksonâs Neverland Ranch in central California into last night (Nov. 18), and a broadcast report early this morning said officers also carried an arrest warrant for the pop superstar. "The Jacksonsâ family attorney has confirmed that the Santa Barbara County Sheriff has issued an arrest warrant for Michael Jackson," NBC Television reported. Police said without elaboration that they served "a search warrant as part of an ongoing criminal investigation." Cable channel Court TV, which broke the story, quoted sources saying there had been a new allegation of sexual abuse brought by a 12-year-old boy against the King of Pop. Sheriffâs deputies and officials from the Santa Barbara District Attorneyâs office activated the search warrant yesterday morning and stayed at the ranch into the night. Jackson has theme-park rides and a zoo there, which he occasionally opens to local children. Thatâs not all he opens. This is not WoT. I'm not even interested. I don't pay attention to such things. But Fox News does... The 12-year-old boy at the center of the Michael Jackson child molestation scandal may have confessed to his psychiatrist that the pop singer plied him with wine and sleeping pills when he allegedly molested him, according to sources. The boy has also hired Los Angeles attorney Larry Feldman, the same lawyer who represented the family of a 13-year-old boy who made similar allegations a decade ago, the sources said. Also, according to my source, Jackson â knowing some months ago that the boy and his family had serious complaints about his relationship with them â tried to get rid of them. âHe bought them passports and planned to ship them off to somewhere in South America,â a friend of the boyâs family (a mother and siblings) told me. In fact, says this source, Jackson kept the family at Neverland for a period of time, hoping to convince them to drop their allegations by lavishing them with entertainment and further merriment.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #22 OP is right. My wife deals with kids who are abused in every way possible 5 days per week at her work. Any school professional (she is a school psych) who sees evidence of abuse is required by law and professional ethics has to report this to the Division of Family and Youth Services pronto. I imagine that this is what happened with the Jacko-ee. The authorities probably got the names of other |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-11-19 10:53:27 PM |
| #21 He already hired Garagos, the ACLU was probably fighting to represent him as well. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-11-19 10:50:47 PM |
| #20 Doubt he'll be rescued by a MOTHER ship, but if NAMBLA can find a way, they may do the deed. Otherwise, Jacko may become the "lovee", rather than the "lover". |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-19 8:57:05 PM |
| #19 A Mother Ship with a bumper sticker reading, " I love your children! " |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-19 6:41:01 PM |
| #18 Jacko to flee, never to be seen again? Stand by for Mother Ship sightings. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-19 6:08:57 PM |
| #17 Jacko to flee, never to be seen again? Gosh, it's just too much to hope for. |
| Posted by: B 2003-11-19 5:23:43 PM |
#16 how many 12 year olds are in therapy?In Southern California? A shitload, I'm sure. Authorities said Wednesday an arrest warrant had been issued for Michael Jackson in a child molestation case.Fine; he probably deserves it. Do they also have an arrest warrant for the boy's parents for terminal stupidity for letting the boy anywhere near Jackson, a known perv? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-11-19 5:15:02 PM |
| #15 ok...so maybe I went a leeetle overboard on this one. But did it hurt Glenn Reynolds when his puppy blending was exposed? I think not. |
| Posted by: B 2003-11-19 2:36:04 PM |
| #14 Just an obvervation, but press conferences like this always reinforce with me the fact that reporters are incredibly stupid and lazy. How many times can they ask the same question and be told there won't be an answer? And then some idiot asks a question that has ALREADY been answered, even I knew that and I'm surfing, listening to music, in other words barely paying attention to this circus. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-11-19 2:30:35 PM |
| #13 Authorities said Wednesday an arrest warrant had been issued for Michael Jackson in a child molestation case. "There is an arrest warrant for Michael Jackson," said senior Deputy Tim Gracey of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department. Gracey said Jackson was in Las Vegas and authorities were negotiating with Jackson's lawyer for his surrender. He has to post a three million dollar bond and surrender his passport. The DA is saying there are multiple counts. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-11-19 2:11:51 PM |
| #12 B, there is such a thing as bad publicity. Google, Fatty Arbuckle, Paula Poundstone, and O.J. Simpson and see what happened to their careers after a run-in with the law. No sane person would connect themselves with child molestation intentionally. Hell, examine the Prince of Pops album sales after the last allegations hit the press. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-11-19 2:07:30 PM |
| #11 Being the father of a son who's a 12-year-old mentally and 28 physically and chronologically, I can relate to the problem. As a former foster parent who worked for a group that specialized in helping children with attachment disorder, I'd say there are a LOT of 12-year-olds and younger in therapy. Quite a lot of them are there because of sexual abuse - both homosexual and heterosexual. It's one of THIS country's dirty little secrets. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-19 1:09:43 PM |
| #10 Michael Jackson has been warning us all along with his album titles -- "Bad," "Off the Wall," and "Dangerous" come to mind. However, his most overt admission was his recent cover of the Elton John classic "Don't Let Your Son Go Down On Me." |
| Posted by: Tibor 2003-11-19 12:52:49 PM |
| #9 and....to further my point.... According to Drudge, "NEW JACKO CD HITS #1 IN UK..." |
| Posted by: B 2003-11-19 12:40:56 PM |
| #8 I know some reports say the accuser is 12, but how many 12 year olds are in therapy? Murat? |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2003-11-19 12:39:12 PM |
| #7 B - you have wayyyyy too much time on your hands maybe. But that doesn't change the fact that celebrities understand the benefit of a good bad publicity event and they do it all the time. You just never noticed it before...well...now you will. Mark my words, when you see the 24/7 bad-boy celebrity buzz, it's more than likely they will have a new release out, or the networks are promo-ing a new show or big game. Ahhhh...now that I've called your attention to it, you'll see I'm right. Bad publicity is an oxymoron. Ok...I admit, I'm being reeeally cynical on this one, but if the FBI comes fails to make an arrest, I'm going to say, "I told you so". |
| Posted by: B 2003-11-19 12:36:24 PM |
| #6 We'll know there's something to the charges if jacko hops on the private jet and hauls ass for France. They're very welcoming to entertainment pedophiles over there, and extradition is almost impossible (i.e., ira einhorn). |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-11-19 11:59:02 AM |
| #5 B - you have wayyyyy too much time on your hands. From the current reports this is a new/current allegation (why someone not criminally negligent would allow their child to go to Jackson's ranch is beyond me!), but the D.A. has been waiting for something new since MJ last bought his way out of jail with a $12 million payoff to shut up the accuser. He's almost bankrupt, but doesn't need this kind of publicity. It's jail time this time IMHO |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-19 11:46:41 AM |
| #4 call me cynical, but I half suspect that Jackson's PR people placed the call to get the FBI to conduct the raid. As all celebrities know, there is no such thing as bad publicity. Take for example, Sean Penn, who mouthed off some really bad stuff...just as his new movie Mystic came out. Brittany Spears' choreographed refusal to appear on NBC because they exposed her new sleazy side; as if that whole drama wasn't set up well in advance. There are endless examples of celebrities getting arrested, or saying or doing really outrageous stuff..timed to their newest release. It's worth billions of dollars in free publicity, at taxpayer expense. The networks love it, and the stars love it too. If the FBI comes up empty handed, they should be wondering if they were set up. |
| Posted by: B 2003-11-19 11:28:26 AM |
| #3 Fascinating interview on Fox last night, primarily for what was not said. A reporter, who knew the accusers identity, said the whole thing started when the accuser was in therapy and said something that got the Doctor talking to the Police. Anyway, the reporter refused to provide any details for fear that would let everyone know who the accuser was. It had me thinking of Mulcaly Culkin and Cory whatever his name is who both hung around with Michael a decade ago. I know some reports say the accuser is 12, but how many 12 year olds are in therapy? Could be more than I know, or it could be the crimes occured when the accuser was 12. I do not look forwad to Michael Jackson on the nightly news every night for a year. Scott Peterson is bad enough. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-11-19 11:17:53 AM |
| #2 That child is not my son. Er. I'm Bad. |
| Posted by: Tornado 2003-11-19 11:15:30 AM |
| #1 The doggone boy, er, I mean, GIRL is mine...... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-11-19 11:10:51 AM |