I’ve gotten several emails from people about my little investigation into what really happened with Michael Jackson and the children, the trial, etc… and it seems you like what I’m doing… I’ve become fascinated. I feel horrible that I fed into it. Martin Bashir is still taking a little beating on the ABC website but I wish the public disgust would grow a bit…
Here is a .pdf file with excerpts from the DCFS investigation that took place on February 20, 2003 – less than 2 weeks after the Martin Bashir interview ran. The investigation was prompted by local officials who saw Gavin on TV talking about sharing a bed with Michael Jackson, and DCFS wanted to make sure there was no child abuse going on.
Click here to read it.
Keep in mind that while this specific .pdf document was put together by a member of a Michael Jackson fan site, I have read the DCFS report from The Smoking Gun and other pieces of testimony – and this is an accurate summary of what I have read.
This family had NOTHING bad to say about Michael Jackson during this interview. Nobody told them what to say, and this report comes from social workers who met with the family. Gavin is the boy who later accused Michael of molesting him, and his mother, sister, and brother all attempted to corroborate each other’s stories in court… but nothing added up.
This interview took place after Gavin’s mother claims she saw Michael licking her son’s head on a plane while he was sleeping, after the family claims the children were given alcohol multiple times, and after the alleged sexual abuse started.
Keep in mind also that according to testimony Michael knew this family for over 2 years when the Bashir interview ran, and they claim that the molestations occured AFTER the video ran… nothing happened before it – this is all in their testimony.
4 Responses
alla
July 10th, 2009 at 3:56 am
1I just wanted to say I appreciate a lot what you’re doing. As a person who was a fan of MJ and never believed those acusations I admire you a lot for your detective work. Keep up the good work!
martina
July 13th, 2009 at 1:54 am
2Michael Jackson settled with the Chandler family because his lawyers adviced him- he wanted to fight. Michael was found not guilty in the criminal trial-also about money because the Arvizo’s were hoping it would lead to a civil trial-more money. All the people around Jackson were hoping for a conviction because this was the only way they could make any money -there was a lot of money to be made(including the media). I can’t imagine how traumatized poor Michael must have felt. RIP-Michael.
suzanne
July 13th, 2009 at 2:07 am
3So in the USA even if you are found not guilty in a court trial people still see you as guilty? I don’t get this.
D*ana
July 13th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
4Suzanne, if you read the many many many headlines and stories, watch the TV news – both the “respectable” news and the tabloid shows, it was probably 90% anti-Michael… He was convicted by the media and therefore by the people of this country before the trial even started. I used to think the UK was bad with the tabloids but I think we’ve surpassed them here… It’s really made me think.
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