It does appear to have a certain...agenda to it.
My gut feeling is that Michael is actually so naive that it really would be possible for him to have a sleepover without necessarily making it into a sexual event. I tend to believe that he just didn't think about what it would look like to others or how incriminating it might seem.
Also, Michael Jackson trials make the front pages in the US, so there is practically no way that the parents couldn't have known about the trial 10 years ago - even if Michael was cleared, what responsible parent would ever risk their child being alone with him? I believe he is innocent, but I would make damn sure my kids never went near him just to be on the safe side. The fact his parents had no problems smells of a money-making scam to me. The documentary showing the boy clearly adoring Michael also is somewhat at odds with the story emerging from the prosecution.
Of course, the evidence gathered by the site appears to be fairly damning. I would, however, dismiss the sister's testimony as hearsay instantly and the site makes a suspicious number of references to 'sealed evidence' (which begs the question how they got hold of it) which makes me doubt their authenticity.
[ 01-08-2005, 03:42 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]
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