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LAPD Nixes Michael Molestation Case
Michael Jackson did not molest a child.
That's the conclusion of Los Angeles police who this spring opened an investigation into an alleged molestation involving the embattled entertainer in the late 1980s.
Both L.A. police and Jackson's camp released statements Wednesday saying the probe turned up nada--no evidence that a crime occurred.
"Michael Jackson has always maintained his innocence of these false and malicious allegations from individuals seeking to capitalize on his current legal situation," a release from the singer's spokesperson said.
In April, Jackson, 45, was indicted on 10 counts of molesting a child in Santa Barbara County, California, and conspiring to keep the kid under wraps. The alleged crimes reputedly occurred at the pop star's famed Neverland Ranch between February and March 2003. Jackson has pleaded innocent to all charges.
Unlike the L.A. matter, which never resulted in criminal charges, the Santa Barbara case remains very much open. Last week, a judge set Sept. 13 as the start of Jackson's trial.
The Jackson FileE! Online tracks all the latest developments.
Possibly with an eye toward dissing authorities in Santa Barbara, or furthering Jackson's new model defendant look, the singer's side was quick to applaud L.A. police for their "extensive" two-month investigation into the most recent allegations.
Los Angeles has been kind to Jackson in the past. Southland child-welfare officials had first crack at the accuser in the ongoing Santa Barbara case, but declared the allegations "unfounded."
Details on the decades-old L.A.-based case were few. It was not known who'd done the accusing or how old the accuser was at the time of the alleged crime.
Jackson has been accused of molestation before and emerged with his record clean. In 1994, he reportedly paid out as much as $20 million to the family of a boy who sparked an earlier Santa Barbara probe. After the settlement, the child declined to cooperate with authorities and the case was dropped.
In another victory for Jackson this week, the Associated Press reported that a New Jersey businessman sued by the gloved one in a memorabilia dispute has been ordered by a court to stop peddling the popster's things.
This could also be viewed as a victory for Santa Barbara prosecutors, who reportedly have rifled through the popster's said things--underwear included--looking for evidence.
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