Michael Jackson (Photo : REUTERS/MEGAN LEWIS)
Michael Jackson had allegedly paid about $200 million to different under age sex abuse victims to maintain silence. The revelation has been emerged in the latest lawsuit filed by Jackson's accusers, Wade Robson and James Safechuck.
Latest reports state that two men have come forward with renewed evidences to sue Jackson's estate for unspecified amounts in punitive damages for being the sex abuse victims of the King of Pop. Robson and Safechuck had filed formal complaints in 2013 and 2014 respectively, which is beyond the statutory limit. The lawsuit is currently under Los Angeles Superior Court and it will be decided on March 7 whether their case can be proceeded or not.
During his lifetime, Jackson was accused multiple times for abusing young boys in return of money and luxuries to them and their families. The "Black or White" hit maker had always denied these charges but refused to testify on his own behalf saying that he "would never hurt a child," New York Post reported. None of the charges levied against Jackson have been proved to date.
If Robson and Safechuck is given a green light to go ahead with the lawsuit, they are likely to succeed due to recent modifications in the law structure including discovery rules in civil cases. The duo reportedly has accumulated wealth of evidences and witnesses to prove Jackson's heinous crimes including that he paid almost 20 families to keep their mouth shut.
Robson, who was a five-year-old dance prodigy from Australia when he first met Jackson, was surprisingly one of the pop star's biggest supporters during his 2005 trial for child molestation cases. He had even testified under oath that he was never abused by Jackson and was cited as one of the key reasons for Jackson's acquittal.
In the recently filed lawsuit, Robson has contradcted his earlier stand and has claimed that he was seven years old when Jackson first abused him at the Neverland Ranch. Robson's claim is supported by Blanca Francia, Jackson's maid, who is likely to witness that she saw the singer showering with and groping the then nine-year-old Robson, Fox News reported.
On the other hand, Safechuck claims that he was eight-year-old when he first met the pop star and was molested a year later. Safechuck, who was introduced to the world as Jackson's cousin, was often seen dressed identical to the pop star. The accuser claims that he had a secret wedding with Jackson, who even gave him a marriage certificate and a wedding band. According to the papers filed in the lawsuit, Safechuck was molested almost 100 times at the hands of Jackson and was brainwashed by the singer into believing that abuses were actually the acts of love.
