Creo que dice algo de Vivanco (lo traduje con AltaVista Babelfish, pero no es bueno), algo asi como que la defensa dice que Vivanco tuvo una relacion con la hermana del acusador y que deseo preguntarlo, pero que el juez limitó seriamente esa línea de la investigación, conviniendo que era un rumor inadmisible.
ESPERO QUE ALGUIEN PUEDA TRADUCIR MEJOR ESO Y SI HAY OTRAS COSAS IMPORTANTES DE ESTE ARTICULO.
GRACIAS.
SANTA MARIA, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's defense tried to undercut the conspiracy charge against him Monday by calling witnesses who disputed claims by his accuser's mother that she and her children were held against their will at Neverland Ranch.
Witnesses told jurors in Jackson's child molestation trial they saw no signs the mother was fearful or wanted to escape during the family's stay at Jackson's ranch in February 2003.
They also said they didn't hear her complain about how the family was being treated.
A housekeeper, Maria Gomez, said the mother told her Jackson "was like a father, and she wanted her children to call him 'Dad.' "
She said the woman told her at one point that she wanted to leave the ranch because three Jackson associates were "interfering" in her relationship with him.
Gomez and two other witnesses also said the accuser, then 13, and his younger brother -- who claim they were introduced to alcohol and pornography by Jackson -- had both in their possession independently of him.
The housekeeper said that while she was cleaning a guest cottage where the brother stayed, she saw sexually explicit materials in an open backpack.
Angel Vivanco, a chef's assistant, said the boys showed him adult materials when he brought food to them in one of the guest cottages.
Jackson, 46, was indicted last year on 10 felony counts for incidents that include a lewd act on a child; conspiracy to commit abduction, false imprisonment and extortion; and the use of an intoxicant before the commission of a felony. Jackson pleaded not guilty to the charges.
He arrived in the rain at the Santa Maria courthouse Monday morning, accompanied by his mother, Katherine. He wore a black suit with a tan vest and a tan-and-white armband festooned with stars.
Another witness, Shane Meridith, a former ranch security guard, said he once caught the accuser and his brother alone in Jackson's wine cellar in possession of a half empty bottle of wine.
Jackson was on the property at the time but was not with them, he said.
Meridith said, however, he did not see the boys drinking and could not recall smelling alcohol on their breath.
Vivanco said the accuser's brother once demanded that he put a liqueur into a milkshake he was preparing for the boy.
"He told me if I didn't do it, he would tell Michael, and I would get fired," Vivanco testified.
The defense, which maintains Vivanco developed a relationship with the accuser's older sister, also wanted to question him about comments she allegedly made to him critical of her mother and other family members.
But Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville severely limited that line of inquiry, agreeing with the prosecution that it was inadmissible hearsay.
Orthodontist refutes captivity tale
Monday's first witness, Dr. Jean Seamount, an orthodontist in the nearby town of Solvang, testified that she removed braces from the accuser and his brother on February 24, 2003, during the time frame the mother says the family was being held by Jackson's associates.
The mother earlier testified that the appointment with the orthodontist was a ruse to get the family away from Neverland so it could seek help, which she abandoned because the family was being watched.
But Seamount said none of the family members asked for help or attempted to call for help, they didn't try to leave the office, and she saw no bodyguards.
Asked if members of the family appeared afraid, Seamount answered, "Not at all."
Seamount said the accuser's mother told her she wanted the braces removed so she could send them back to the Los Angeles orthodontist who had put them on the boys
She said the woman told her she was upset with the other dentist because she believed he wanted to charge her more after discovering who the family was -- an apparent reference to their connection to Jackson.
"I spent quite some time explaining to her the need for treatment," Seamount said. But the mother insisted on removing the braces, she said.
Kathryn Bernard, a former Neverland employee who handled requests from guests, said the mother told her that she needed to take the boys to a new orthodontist because "she was being hassled" by the Los Angeles dentist and "couldn't afford to pay" for the braces.
Seamount's assistant, Tiffany Hayes, described the accuser as "rude" and "kind of a brat." She said she got the impression he believed he was "better than us."
Hayes said Neverland's property manager, Joe Marcus, who called to make the boys' appointment, waited in the lobby for the family. She said Neverland was billed for the treatment.
Day at the spa
Also testifying Monday was Carole McCoy, who said she gave the accuser's mother a "full body" wax at a day spa in Los Olivos, a town near Neverland, on February 11, 2003.
Her legs, brow, lip and face were waxed, and she also got a bikini wax, McCoy said.
During her earlier testimony, the mother insisted she had only her legs waxed.
Bernard testified she took the mother to the waxing appointment and arranged to pay the bill.
During a conversation on the way, Bernard said the mother, whom she barely knew, began divulging personal information.
She said the woman told her she was "trying to get away" from her estranged husband and commented on "how well Michael was treating her" at Neverland.
Bernard said the mother described Jackson as a father figure who had helped her family. She said she "never" complained that she and her children were being held against their will.
Monday's witnesses also said they did not see a film crew following the family during their trips from the ranch.
That disputed testimony by the mother that the crew was there to shoot "positive" footage for public relations purposes.
CNN's Dree De Clamecy and Stan Wilson contributed to this report.