If found guilty, Jackson could face about 20 years in prison. He would also be forced to register as a sex offender under California law.
He knows that these charges are completely and wholly unfounded. The year-old entertainer was expected to be at Neverland on Saturday night for a party with friends and family members who wanted to lend him support, Jackson spokesman Stuart Backerman said. Jackson then planned to travel to England for a vacation, Backerman said. Jackson, who survived a similar brush with the law 10 years ago by making a multimillion dollar out-of-court settlement with the family of a teenage boy, has protested his innocence.
His lawyers have accused the alleged victim and his family of trying to make money out of Jackson. Four weeks of media leaks and investigative reporting have traced the latest allegations back to a British television documentary broadcast in both Britain and the United States in February. Jackson insisted, however, that there was nothing sexual in those encounters, which he viewed as an innocent form of his professed affection for children.
Published On 19 Dec 19 Dec Sponsored Content. Jackson showed a reporter aroundhis Neverland ranch in February. Jackson showed a reporter around his Neverland ranch in February.
