Michael Jackson:Court to Admit 1993 Accuser Testimony
March 28, 2005
Bump and Update: The Judge has ruled evidence of the 1993 accusation against Jackson can be admitted. The judge also will allow evidence regarding four other accusers, including actor Macaulay Culkin and choreographer Wade Robson. The prosecution had sought to admit allegations from seven former accusers. The jury will hear that Jackson settled two lawsuits, one in 1990 and one in 1993. It will not hear amounts unless the defense brings it up. But this does not mean the five accusers will testify in person. In particular, the 1993 accuser, Jordan Chandler, is not expected to testify:
Jackson's lawyer then went into a point-by-point attack of the old material Sneddon wants to introduce. With the exception of Chandler and the maid's son, the five boys allegedly molested by Jackson--a group that includes actor Macaulay Culkin and choreographer Wade Robson--have all repeatedly denied being abused by the performer, Mesereau said. Additionally, since Chandler is not going to testify, Mesereau said, jurors would only hear direct testimony from one of the seven boys prosecutors claim Jackson sexually abused.
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