The testimony is getting more graphic in the trial of Michael Jackson on child molestation charges — and as legal experts note, once allegations of past molestations are allowed in it changes the context.
What seemed like a trial with a somewhat questionable victim is now a trial where a pattern seems to be emerging. Here’s a small part of the latest:
Jurors at Michael Jackson’s trial heard another shower story Thursday. And after this one, they may need to hit the showers themselves.Former Neverland security officer Ralph Chacon testified he saw Jackson kiss, caress and perform oral sex on a boy in a restroom shower stall at the pop star’s estate.
Also on the stand: Ex-Neverland maid Adrian McManus, whose account of seeing Jackson kiss a young Macaulay Culkin on the cheek while touching the actor’s bottom seemed quaint by comparison.
You can click on the link for the details. But the prosecution isn’t even done with presenting its case in its attempt to show a pattern…and it’s getting more disturbing each day.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.