What you need to know:
For the third time, two lawsuits against Michael Jackson have been reopened. The victims affirm that Michael Jackson sexually abused them and here we tell you the details about it.
After their lawsuits were dismissed in 2021, a California court, in the United States, decided to reopen the cases of Wade Robson and James Safechuck, two men who accuse Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them when they were kids.
Surely the names of those who accuse the late ‘King of Pop’ are familiar to you and if so, it is because they saw the four-hour documentary titled ‘Leaving Neverland’an HBO production where Robson and Safechuck told how the singer raped them in the 90s.
Wade Robson and James Safechuck once again accuse Michael Jackson
For those who did not see the documentary, in it both Wade Robson and James Safechuck tell how they met the singer and in great detail, they recount the alleged abuses committed by Michael Jackson, which not only affected his childhood, but also his adult life.
This documentary does not show evidence before judges and is limited to presenting the testimonies of the victims in question. Something that brought much criticism to the documentary’s director, Dan Reedfor just showing a point of view on the case.
They had previously denounced, but their cases were dismissed
Although the documentary appeared in 2019, six years earlier (2013) both men presented their complaints against the companies MJJ Productions and MJJ Venturescorporations where Michael Jackson was the sole owner and shareholder.
In 2017 both cases were dismissed because they exceeded California’s statute of limitations (which is to report before your 26th birthday or three years after being assaulted). However, the laws changed in 2019 and gave survivors of sexual abuse a chance to file their complaints when they feel comfortable.
in the year 2020 Wade Robson and James Safechuck resubmitted their complaint, where in addition to accusing Michael Jackson, they pointed out the singer’s employees for being accomplices so that he could carry out his abuses.
The cases were dismissed once again in October 2020 and April 2021, since the authorities indicated that the accused companies had a duty to care for the children and therefore could not be blamed for the alleged abuses committed by Jackson.
Plaintiffs go against companies owned by Michael Jackson
back then California Judge Mark YoungHe said that this position was because Michael Jackson was the one who managed the accused companies, so no one had the power to control the possible actions of the singer who died in June 2009.
But now, the California Second District Court of Appeals has ruled that if a company facilitates the sexual abuse of children by one of its employees, it is not exempt from protecting those children just because the owner is the aggressor.
The heirs of Michael Jackson’s estate are confident that the singer is innocent
Be a Los Angeles judge who will reconsider the lawsuits against the late singer. Something that the heirs and administrators of the Jackson estate have not liked at all, who denied the accusations of Wade and James.
“We are disappointed with the court’s decision.. Two distinguished judges have thrown out these cases numerous times over the past decade because the law required it.”, They said according to the People portal, who handled this exclusive.
Administrators of Michael Jackson’s estate have said they are certain of the singer’s innocence about the allegations against him, which were made years after he died.
“We are confident that the truth will ultimately prevail with Michael being vindicated once again.. Michael Jackson himself said: ‘lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons’”. said Jonathan Steinsapir, attorney for the Michael Jackson Estate.
We will have to see what happens in the coming months, because now the plaintiffs They must verify that Michael Jackson abused them and also that the singer’s companies recruited workers who provided him with the power to abuse minors at his Neverland ranch.
Who are the men accusing Michael Jackson?
James Safechuck met Michael Jackson in the late 1980s, cWhen he made a Pepsi commercial. The singer began to have contact with Safechuck and his family, so much so that the boy even accompanied him on his ‘Bad Tour’ for half a year.
Safechuck told the court that on several occasions Michael Jackson masturbated in front of him, touched his genitals and made him rub and suck on her nipples while the singer masturbated. That was the way it was for years, at least until Michael began to take an interest in another boy.
In the case of Wade Robson, he was a 5 year old from Australia who became known for his Michael Jackson impersonation. Robson met the singer after a concert and he told her to let him know if he ever came to the United States.
When the boy was 7 years old, his family traveled to California and contacted Michael Jackson, who invited them to spend a weekend at his Neverland ranchwhere the sexual abuse allegedly began by the artist who tried to rape him anally.
Both plaintiffs have been criticized before, as they have contradicted themselves in their statements (something that is explained in ‘Leaving Neverland’ as an effect of trauma). Apparently, now everything is in the hands of American justice…
