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Jackson?s Charges: Only One Boy Testified

By Chris

As the world continues to grapple with the death of Michael Jackson, questions to the legitimacy of the allegations against Michael Jackson arose throughout the proceedings and remained relevant up to?and may remain well after?his recent death. The most common and unanswered question is, if the allegations were true, why did only one of the alleged victims testify? The judge presiding over the 2005 case, Judge Rodney Melville, said he would allow prosecutors to present to the jury testimony concerning the five boys whom they allege Jackson molested when the boys were between the ages of 10 and 13. However, of the alleged victims, only one testified. The remainder of those who testified for the prosecution were individuals who avowed they observed the molestation...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on June 29, 2009 (boomark / email).