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Corazon de verano: El caso de Michael Jackson podria aver dado un giro inesperado... que gavin habia negado los abusos en febrero, el fiscal ya sabia este tema y no es una prueva como para no seguir con el caso... ha salido la abogada, gloria, diciendo alguna tonteria.. y al final dijeron, que los tribunales diran si es culpable o inocente.. han puesto ( como no ) las imagenes del niño en la ventana... y ya esta 
Ya lo vi, y he ido difunfiendolo por miinstituto. El 100 % de mi clase, y algo asi como el 40% del total, ya saben la verdad
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ESTO PUBLICA E!
Jackson Charges "Unfounded"?
by Lia Haberman
Dec 9, 2003, 2:00 PM PT
Michael Jackson's defense team got an early holiday gift Tuesday morning.
According to a leaked government memo, the Los Angeles police and child-welfare officials cleared the embattled entertainer earlier this year of allegations that he sexually abused a cancer-stricken boy
The internal document, obtained by the Smoking Gun Website, concluded that the abuse allegations against Jackson were "unfounded" months before his arrest.
The Gloved One turned himself in to Santa Barbara authorities on November 20 on multiple counts of child molestation. Jackson was released the same day after posing for a heavily made-up mug shot, getting fingerprinted and posting $3 million bail. Formal charges won't be filed until next week. He has called the charges "a big lie."
A Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services spokesperson confirmed that the confidential memo did indeed exist and was "unfortunately leaked." No word on how the Smoking Gun obtained a copy.
While Jackson lawyer Mark Geragos did not immediately comment on how the leaked document might affect the case, Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon said he knew about the Los Angeles investigation, but he did not consider the report "a significant factor." He said there was enough evidence to warrant the charges.
The summary memo was written up November 26--just six days after Jackson's arrest--by a regional DCFS administrator. It was sent to medical director Charles Sophy, who joined the agency after the probe was completed.
According to the illicitly obtained document, the investigation was sparked by a call to the agency's child-abuse hotline, received a week after Martin Bashir's controversial documentary that detailed Jackson's bizarre habit of sleeping with children.
On February 14, a school official from the Los Angeles Unified School District lodged a complaint out of concern for the boy and his younger brother of "general neglect by mother and sexual abuse by 'an entertainer.' "
Jackson is never named specifically in the confidential document, he's only referred to as "the entertainer."
But in interviews with social workers that ran from February 14-27, the alleged victim "denied any form of sexual abuse" and said that he never "slept in the same bed as the entertainer," which doesn't jibe with claims he later made to Santa Barbara authorities.
In fact, the boy, now 14, and his 12-year-old brother--who also denied sexual abuse--expressed "a fondness for the entertainer and stated they enjoyed visiting his home, where they would often ride in the park, play video games and watch movies."
Their sister, now 17, told investigators that she accompanied her brothers on "sleepovers at the entertainers home," but had "never seen anything sexually inappropriate between her brothers and the entertainer."
Meanwhile, the children's mother told social workers that the pop superstar was "like a father to the children and a part of her family." While acknowledging that her son "has slept in the same room as the entertainer," the mom claimed "they did not share a bed. The entertainer would sleep on the floor," according to the memo.
The memo said the joint probe by DCFS and the Los Angeles Police Department "concluded the allegations of neglect and sexual abuse to be unfounded both by the LAPD-Wilshire Division and the department."
Although the boy's mother discounted any improper behavior by Jackson when asked by the Los Angeles officials in February, she reportedly changed her mind in June, after learning that Jackson supposedly gave her son wine during a sleepover.
She then contacted an attorney and told him she believed her son had been abused. The attorney referred the boy to a psychologist, who ultimately tipped off the Santa Barbara authorities when, during a therapy session, the child alleged he had been molested by the entertainer
Jackson Charges "Unfounded"?
by Lia Haberman
Dec 9, 2003, 2:00 PM PT
Michael Jackson's defense team got an early holiday gift Tuesday morning.
According to a leaked government memo, the Los Angeles police and child-welfare officials cleared the embattled entertainer earlier this year of allegations that he sexually abused a cancer-stricken boy
The internal document, obtained by the Smoking Gun Website, concluded that the abuse allegations against Jackson were "unfounded" months before his arrest.
The Gloved One turned himself in to Santa Barbara authorities on November 20 on multiple counts of child molestation. Jackson was released the same day after posing for a heavily made-up mug shot, getting fingerprinted and posting $3 million bail. Formal charges won't be filed until next week. He has called the charges "a big lie."
A Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services spokesperson confirmed that the confidential memo did indeed exist and was "unfortunately leaked." No word on how the Smoking Gun obtained a copy.
While Jackson lawyer Mark Geragos did not immediately comment on how the leaked document might affect the case, Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon said he knew about the Los Angeles investigation, but he did not consider the report "a significant factor." He said there was enough evidence to warrant the charges.
The summary memo was written up November 26--just six days after Jackson's arrest--by a regional DCFS administrator. It was sent to medical director Charles Sophy, who joined the agency after the probe was completed.
According to the illicitly obtained document, the investigation was sparked by a call to the agency's child-abuse hotline, received a week after Martin Bashir's controversial documentary that detailed Jackson's bizarre habit of sleeping with children.
On February 14, a school official from the Los Angeles Unified School District lodged a complaint out of concern for the boy and his younger brother of "general neglect by mother and sexual abuse by 'an entertainer.' "
Jackson is never named specifically in the confidential document, he's only referred to as "the entertainer."
But in interviews with social workers that ran from February 14-27, the alleged victim "denied any form of sexual abuse" and said that he never "slept in the same bed as the entertainer," which doesn't jibe with claims he later made to Santa Barbara authorities.
In fact, the boy, now 14, and his 12-year-old brother--who also denied sexual abuse--expressed "a fondness for the entertainer and stated they enjoyed visiting his home, where they would often ride in the park, play video games and watch movies."
Their sister, now 17, told investigators that she accompanied her brothers on "sleepovers at the entertainers home," but had "never seen anything sexually inappropriate between her brothers and the entertainer."
Meanwhile, the children's mother told social workers that the pop superstar was "like a father to the children and a part of her family." While acknowledging that her son "has slept in the same room as the entertainer," the mom claimed "they did not share a bed. The entertainer would sleep on the floor," according to the memo.
The memo said the joint probe by DCFS and the Los Angeles Police Department "concluded the allegations of neglect and sexual abuse to be unfounded both by the LAPD-Wilshire Division and the department."
Although the boy's mother discounted any improper behavior by Jackson when asked by the Los Angeles officials in February, she reportedly changed her mind in June, after learning that Jackson supposedly gave her son wine during a sleepover.
She then contacted an attorney and told him she believed her son had been abused. The attorney referred the boy to a psychologist, who ultimately tipped off the Santa Barbara authorities when, during a therapy session, the child alleged he had been molested by the entertainer
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L.A. Police Play Down Role in Feb. Jackson Probe
Tue Dec 9, 9:14 PM ET
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hours after a child welfare agency memo surfaced saying that earlier this year Michael Jackson (news) had been cleared of allegations that he molested a 13-year-old boy, Los Angeles police officials on Tuesday said they had almost no involvement in that investigation
And Santa Barbara prosecutors -- who are expected to charge Jackson with child molestation next week following their own probe -- said they did not expect the prior investigation to be "significant" to their case.
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services memo, which was first made public by The Smoking Gun Web site (http://www.thesmokinggun.com), said that the agency and the LAPD (news - web sites) had determined in February that there was no basis for the allegations against Jackson.
"The investigation by the Sensitive Case Unit concluded the allegations of neglect and sexual abuse to be unfounded both by the LAPD-Wilshire Division and the Department," said the memo, which was dated Nov. 26.
A DCFS spokesman told Reuters that the memo was genuine and that the agency had investigated Jackson.
"The document is authentic and our department is investigating how it was leaked," spokesman Neil Zanville told Reuters, adding that California state laws regulating child welfare prohibited him from commenting further.
But in a strange twist, Los Angeles Police officials said in a written statement that their involvement in the investigation consisted of a failed bid to interview the boy and his family.
BOY COULD NOT BE FOUND
"A Los Angeles Police Department detective accompanied a DCFS caseworker to make contact with the child at an address that had been provided to DCFS," the statement said. "The child and his family could not be located at the address.
"The Department of Children and Family Services no longer required the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department," the statement said. "The Los Angeles Police Department had no further involvement in this matter."
A spokesman for the LAPD declined to elaborate on the apparent contradiction between the two accounts.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon and Sheriff Jim Anderson said in a joint statement that they were aware of the Los Angeles investigation before they proceeded with their own case against Jackson.
"Given what we know, we do not consider the DCFS statement a significant factor," they said.
Jackson, who was released on $3 million bail, has called the allegations a "big lie." His attorney, Mark Geragos, could not be reached for comment.
Los Angeles authorities began their investigation after a British TV documentary in which Jackson said he shared his bed with children. But according to the memo, the boy's mother told investigators "the media had taken everything out of context."
The 45-year-old singer, who lives at the sprawling Neverland Valley Ranch in the hills above Santa Barbara, is not named in the memo and is identified only as "the entertainer."
"As per the sexual abuse allegations, the mother stated that her children are never left alone with the entertainer," the memo says. "She further stated that her son has slept in the same room as the entertainer but they did not share a bed. The entertainer would sleep on the floor."
The boy and his brother denied any abuse to investigators and "both children expressed a fondness for the entertainer and stated they enjoyed visiting his home, where they would often ride in the park, play video games and watch movies."
Their sister, who was 16 at the time of the investigation, told investigators "she had never seen anything sexually inappropriate between her brothers and the entertainer
L.A. Police Play Down Role in Feb. Jackson Probe
Tue Dec 9, 9:14 PM ET
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hours after a child welfare agency memo surfaced saying that earlier this year Michael Jackson (news) had been cleared of allegations that he molested a 13-year-old boy, Los Angeles police officials on Tuesday said they had almost no involvement in that investigation
And Santa Barbara prosecutors -- who are expected to charge Jackson with child molestation next week following their own probe -- said they did not expect the prior investigation to be "significant" to their case.
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services memo, which was first made public by The Smoking Gun Web site (http://www.thesmokinggun.com), said that the agency and the LAPD (news - web sites) had determined in February that there was no basis for the allegations against Jackson.
"The investigation by the Sensitive Case Unit concluded the allegations of neglect and sexual abuse to be unfounded both by the LAPD-Wilshire Division and the Department," said the memo, which was dated Nov. 26.
A DCFS spokesman told Reuters that the memo was genuine and that the agency had investigated Jackson.
"The document is authentic and our department is investigating how it was leaked," spokesman Neil Zanville told Reuters, adding that California state laws regulating child welfare prohibited him from commenting further.
But in a strange twist, Los Angeles Police officials said in a written statement that their involvement in the investigation consisted of a failed bid to interview the boy and his family.
BOY COULD NOT BE FOUND
"A Los Angeles Police Department detective accompanied a DCFS caseworker to make contact with the child at an address that had been provided to DCFS," the statement said. "The child and his family could not be located at the address.
"The Department of Children and Family Services no longer required the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department," the statement said. "The Los Angeles Police Department had no further involvement in this matter."
A spokesman for the LAPD declined to elaborate on the apparent contradiction between the two accounts.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon and Sheriff Jim Anderson said in a joint statement that they were aware of the Los Angeles investigation before they proceeded with their own case against Jackson.
"Given what we know, we do not consider the DCFS statement a significant factor," they said.
Jackson, who was released on $3 million bail, has called the allegations a "big lie." His attorney, Mark Geragos, could not be reached for comment.
Los Angeles authorities began their investigation after a British TV documentary in which Jackson said he shared his bed with children. But according to the memo, the boy's mother told investigators "the media had taken everything out of context."
The 45-year-old singer, who lives at the sprawling Neverland Valley Ranch in the hills above Santa Barbara, is not named in the memo and is identified only as "the entertainer."
"As per the sexual abuse allegations, the mother stated that her children are never left alone with the entertainer," the memo says. "She further stated that her son has slept in the same room as the entertainer but they did not share a bed. The entertainer would sleep on the floor."
The boy and his brother denied any abuse to investigators and "both children expressed a fondness for the entertainer and stated they enjoyed visiting his home, where they would often ride in the park, play video games and watch movies."
Their sister, who was 16 at the time of the investigation, told investigators "she had never seen anything sexually inappropriate between her brothers and the entertainer
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LA AGENCIA AP (ASSOCIATED PRESS) PUBLICA ESTO:
Memo: No Basis for Jackson Allegations
2 hours, 21 minutes ago
By TIM MOLLOY, Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES - The boy who accuses Michael Jackson (news) of molesting him denied it months ago to child welfare investigators who cleared the pop star of misconduct, according to a confidential memo.
The boy and his brother told investigators that Jackson never sexually abused them, and their mother said Jackson slept on the floor when they visited his Neverland Ranch, according to a memo leaked to the Web site www.thesmokinggun.com, which posted it Tuesday.
A source familiar with the document confirmed its authenticity to The Associated Press.
The memo was dated Nov. 26, a week after the Santa Barbara County district attorney announced child molestation allegations against Jackson. It was written by an administrator with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.
It appears to directly contradict allegations made by the boy and his family, who live in Los Angeles County.
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Thomas Sneddon said his office knew of the investigation and it did not affect his decision to pursue charges.
The report was provided to the judge at the time search and arrest warrants in the current probe were issued, the district attorney said in a statement.
"Given what we know, we do not consider the DCFS statement a significant factor," Sneddon said.
Jackson surrendered Nov. 20 on an arrest warrant alleging he committed lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14. He has denied the allegations and was released on $3 million bail. Authorities say they expect to file charges sometime next week.
According to the memo, both the boy and his brother told investigators Jackson had not sexually abused them, and their older sister said she never witnessed anything inappropriate between them.
The memo was sent from a regional administrator to medical director Charles Sophy and detailed a probe completed in February, before Sophy joined the agency.
The memo, which refers to Jackson as "the entertainer," said the child welfare department and Los Angeles police began a 13-day inquiry after a Los Angeles Unified School District official called a department hot line Feb. 14.
The school official suspected neglect by the boy's mother and sexual abuse by Jackson but the investigation concluded that they were "unfounded," the document said.
The school official called the hot line after the child, a cancer patient who had visited Jackson at his ranch, appeared in a TV documentary where he was seen holding hands with Jackson and resting his head on the star's shoulder.
In the documentary, Jackson defended his habit of letting children sleep in his bed as "sweet" and non-sexual. His statements prompted criticism, especially since the 45-year-old singer had faced accusations 10 years ago that he molested a young boy.
According to the memo, the boy's mother told investigators in February that "she believed the media had taken everything out of context," and said Jackson was like a father to the children.
She said the children were never left alone with Jackson and that her son slept in the same room with him but never shared his bed.
A source close to the boy's family said the memo's description of the February investigation was accurate. But that source also said the Department of Children and Family Services later refused to investigate a psychologist's report that the boy said he had been molested.
The source said the boy's family went to an attorney about the time the documentary aired and that, some time later, the attorney referred them to a psychologist.
In June, the psychologist alerted the department that the boy claimed to have been molested by Jackson, according to the source.
The department declined to follow up on that report because the boy was not believed to be in any imminent danger, the source close to the family said.
Larry Feldman, who represents the family and accompanied the psychologist to the department's offices in June, has refused comment on the case.
Department spokesman Stuart Riskin declined to comment on the allegations that the department would not investigate the psychologist's report.
Louise Grasmehr, a spokeswoman for the child welfare department, said the leak likely would be investigated because the memo was supposed to be confidential under state laws designed to protect children.
Sgt. Catherine Plows, an LAPD (news - web sites) spokeswoman, said the department had little involvement with the investigation. She said an officer went with a caseworker in February to check on the welfare of a child who had been featured in a Jackson documentary.
The child and his family could not be located at the address, and there was no record of additional police involvement, Plows said.
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Associated Press Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch contributed to this report.
Memo: No Basis for Jackson Allegations
2 hours, 21 minutes ago
By TIM MOLLOY, Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES - The boy who accuses Michael Jackson (news) of molesting him denied it months ago to child welfare investigators who cleared the pop star of misconduct, according to a confidential memo.
The boy and his brother told investigators that Jackson never sexually abused them, and their mother said Jackson slept on the floor when they visited his Neverland Ranch, according to a memo leaked to the Web site www.thesmokinggun.com, which posted it Tuesday.
A source familiar with the document confirmed its authenticity to The Associated Press.
The memo was dated Nov. 26, a week after the Santa Barbara County district attorney announced child molestation allegations against Jackson. It was written by an administrator with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.
It appears to directly contradict allegations made by the boy and his family, who live in Los Angeles County.
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Thomas Sneddon said his office knew of the investigation and it did not affect his decision to pursue charges.
The report was provided to the judge at the time search and arrest warrants in the current probe were issued, the district attorney said in a statement.
"Given what we know, we do not consider the DCFS statement a significant factor," Sneddon said.
Jackson surrendered Nov. 20 on an arrest warrant alleging he committed lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14. He has denied the allegations and was released on $3 million bail. Authorities say they expect to file charges sometime next week.
According to the memo, both the boy and his brother told investigators Jackson had not sexually abused them, and their older sister said she never witnessed anything inappropriate between them.
The memo was sent from a regional administrator to medical director Charles Sophy and detailed a probe completed in February, before Sophy joined the agency.
The memo, which refers to Jackson as "the entertainer," said the child welfare department and Los Angeles police began a 13-day inquiry after a Los Angeles Unified School District official called a department hot line Feb. 14.
The school official suspected neglect by the boy's mother and sexual abuse by Jackson but the investigation concluded that they were "unfounded," the document said.
The school official called the hot line after the child, a cancer patient who had visited Jackson at his ranch, appeared in a TV documentary where he was seen holding hands with Jackson and resting his head on the star's shoulder.
In the documentary, Jackson defended his habit of letting children sleep in his bed as "sweet" and non-sexual. His statements prompted criticism, especially since the 45-year-old singer had faced accusations 10 years ago that he molested a young boy.
According to the memo, the boy's mother told investigators in February that "she believed the media had taken everything out of context," and said Jackson was like a father to the children.
She said the children were never left alone with Jackson and that her son slept in the same room with him but never shared his bed.
A source close to the boy's family said the memo's description of the February investigation was accurate. But that source also said the Department of Children and Family Services later refused to investigate a psychologist's report that the boy said he had been molested.
The source said the boy's family went to an attorney about the time the documentary aired and that, some time later, the attorney referred them to a psychologist.
In June, the psychologist alerted the department that the boy claimed to have been molested by Jackson, according to the source.
The department declined to follow up on that report because the boy was not believed to be in any imminent danger, the source close to the family said.
Larry Feldman, who represents the family and accompanied the psychologist to the department's offices in June, has refused comment on the case.
Department spokesman Stuart Riskin declined to comment on the allegations that the department would not investigate the psychologist's report.
Louise Grasmehr, a spokeswoman for the child welfare department, said the leak likely would be investigated because the memo was supposed to be confidential under state laws designed to protect children.
Sgt. Catherine Plows, an LAPD (news - web sites) spokeswoman, said the department had little involvement with the investigation. She said an officer went with a caseworker in February to check on the welfare of a child who had been featured in a Jackson documentary.
The child and his family could not be located at the address, and there was no record of additional police involvement, Plows said.
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Associated Press Special Correspondent Linda Deutsch contributed to this report.
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Child sex charges against Jackson "unfounded," officials said in February
Wed Dec 10, 6:54 AM ET
The smokinggun.com published a memo showing that a joint investigation was held by Los Angeles police and the Department of Children and Family Services into the same sexual abuse allegations, which appeared to bolster Jackson's defence and cast doubts on the latest accusations.
The confidential memo showed that police and child welfare officers in February probed claims that Jackson molested a young cancer patient whose accusations reportedly led to the singer's dramatic arrest last month.
The document, written on November 26 by a senior Department of Children and Family Services official, said the claims that were first made on a child abuse hotline were discovered to be "unfounded."
"The investigation by the Sensitive Case Unit concluded the allegations of neglect and sexual abuse to be unfounded both by the LAPD (news - web sites) (Los Angeles Police Department) and the (family services) Department," the memo from assistant regional director Jennifer Hottenroth stated.
The memo was dated a week after Jackson dramatically turned himself in to police in Santa Barbara, California, on November 20 to face multiple counts of "lewd and lascivious behaviour with a child under 14."
Child and family services department officials declined to comment on the document, that was based on interviews with the boy, his mother, his brother and an older sister, but confirmed it was genuine.
While authorities have not identified the latest accuser, media have reported that he is a 12-year-old cancer patient whom Jackson said in a television interview broadcast in February that he had shared a bed with.
But the smokinggun.com said the alleged victim was 13 at the time and now aged 14, and that he had visited the ranch with his 12-year-old brother.
According to the memo, the investigation was conducted between Februry 14-27 following claims made to a hotline after Jackson's TV interview was broadcast in the United States.
"As per the sexual abuse allegations, the mother stated that her children are never left alone with the entertainer," Hottenroth said.
"She further stated that her son has slept in the same room as the entertainer but they did not share a bed. The entertainer would sleep on the floor," the memo said.
The memo also stated that the child was interviewed by authorities and had denied "any form of sexual abuse" and denied sleeping in the same bed as "the entertainer," who was not identified by name in the document.
It said that the boy and his younger brother had visited Jackson's Neverland Ranch, near Santa Barbara, and that both denied any sexual abuse.
They expressed "a fondness for the entertainer and stated they enjoyed visiting his home, where they would often ride in the park, play video games, and watch movies."
The pair's sister told a social worker she accompanied the boys on "sleepovers at the entertainer's home," and had "never seen anything sexually inappropriate between her brothers and the entertainer."
Hottenroth also said that her department had investigated allegations of child abuse in the boy's family in October 2001 after fighting between his parents which resulted in "physical violence" by the father.
Media reports say that the parents of the boy at the centre of the latest accusations against Jackson that could see the star jailed for up to eight years on each of the multiple counts have since divorced acrimoniously.
Jackson has strongly denied the allegations against him as a "big lie" and his entourage has said the claims are a clear attempt to use the singer as a "lottery ticket" with which to cash in on his fortune.
The 45-year-old singer, who is free on three million dollars bail, is due to make his first court appearance in Santa Barbara County on January 9.
Prosecutors, who have so far failed to formally charge him with any offence, said they expect to file charges next week amid growing speculation that their case was in trouble amid revelations about the alleged victim's family.
But District Attorney Tom Sneddon denied that the child and family services report weakened his case against Jackson, saying he had been aware of the outcome of the investigation before seeking search and arrest warrants against the singer last month.
"Our investigators were aware of the contents of the interviews pior to seeking the search warrant for Mr. Jackson," he said in a statement, adding that the report had been forwarded to the judge who issued the warrants.
Child sex charges against Jackson "unfounded," officials said in February
Wed Dec 10, 6:54 AM ET
The smokinggun.com published a memo showing that a joint investigation was held by Los Angeles police and the Department of Children and Family Services into the same sexual abuse allegations, which appeared to bolster Jackson's defence and cast doubts on the latest accusations.
The confidential memo showed that police and child welfare officers in February probed claims that Jackson molested a young cancer patient whose accusations reportedly led to the singer's dramatic arrest last month.
The document, written on November 26 by a senior Department of Children and Family Services official, said the claims that were first made on a child abuse hotline were discovered to be "unfounded."
"The investigation by the Sensitive Case Unit concluded the allegations of neglect and sexual abuse to be unfounded both by the LAPD (news - web sites) (Los Angeles Police Department) and the (family services) Department," the memo from assistant regional director Jennifer Hottenroth stated.
The memo was dated a week after Jackson dramatically turned himself in to police in Santa Barbara, California, on November 20 to face multiple counts of "lewd and lascivious behaviour with a child under 14."
Child and family services department officials declined to comment on the document, that was based on interviews with the boy, his mother, his brother and an older sister, but confirmed it was genuine.
While authorities have not identified the latest accuser, media have reported that he is a 12-year-old cancer patient whom Jackson said in a television interview broadcast in February that he had shared a bed with.
But the smokinggun.com said the alleged victim was 13 at the time and now aged 14, and that he had visited the ranch with his 12-year-old brother.
According to the memo, the investigation was conducted between Februry 14-27 following claims made to a hotline after Jackson's TV interview was broadcast in the United States.
"As per the sexual abuse allegations, the mother stated that her children are never left alone with the entertainer," Hottenroth said.
"She further stated that her son has slept in the same room as the entertainer but they did not share a bed. The entertainer would sleep on the floor," the memo said.
The memo also stated that the child was interviewed by authorities and had denied "any form of sexual abuse" and denied sleeping in the same bed as "the entertainer," who was not identified by name in the document.
It said that the boy and his younger brother had visited Jackson's Neverland Ranch, near Santa Barbara, and that both denied any sexual abuse.
They expressed "a fondness for the entertainer and stated they enjoyed visiting his home, where they would often ride in the park, play video games, and watch movies."
The pair's sister told a social worker she accompanied the boys on "sleepovers at the entertainer's home," and had "never seen anything sexually inappropriate between her brothers and the entertainer."
Hottenroth also said that her department had investigated allegations of child abuse in the boy's family in October 2001 after fighting between his parents which resulted in "physical violence" by the father.
Media reports say that the parents of the boy at the centre of the latest accusations against Jackson that could see the star jailed for up to eight years on each of the multiple counts have since divorced acrimoniously.
Jackson has strongly denied the allegations against him as a "big lie" and his entourage has said the claims are a clear attempt to use the singer as a "lottery ticket" with which to cash in on his fortune.
The 45-year-old singer, who is free on three million dollars bail, is due to make his first court appearance in Santa Barbara County on January 9.
Prosecutors, who have so far failed to formally charge him with any offence, said they expect to file charges next week amid growing speculation that their case was in trouble amid revelations about the alleged victim's family.
But District Attorney Tom Sneddon denied that the child and family services report weakened his case against Jackson, saying he had been aware of the outcome of the investigation before seeking search and arrest warrants against the singer last month.
"Our investigators were aware of the contents of the interviews pior to seeking the search warrant for Mr. Jackson," he said in a statement, adding that the report had been forwarded to the judge who issued the warrants.
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ESTA PUBLICA LA CADENA DE NOTICIAS AMERICANA NBC
Michael Jackson was booked Nov. 20 on suspicion of child molestation. He has denied the allegations and was released on $3 million bail. Authorities said they expect to file formal charges next week
Memo: Jackson cleared months ago of charges
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 — Child welfare investigators earlier this year found there was no basis for allegations that Michael Jackson had abused the boy now accusing him of molestation, according to a confidential memo.
THE MEMO FROM an administrator with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services was based on an investigation last February and was leaked to the Web site thesmokinggun.com, which posted it Tuesday. A source familiar with the document confirmed its authenticity to The Associated Press.
The memo was dated Nov. 26, 2003 — a week after the Santa Barbara County district attorney announced child molestation allegations against Jackson
Both the boy and his brother told investigators Jackson had not sexually abused them, according to the memo. Their older sister said she had never witnessed anything sexually inappropriate between her brothers and the entertainer.
The memo was sent from a regional administrator to bureau chief Charles Sophy and detailed a probe completed before Sophy joined the agency.
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Thomas Sneddon said in a statement that his office has been aware of the investigation and that it did not affect his decision to pursue charges.
The report and the “totality of the investigation” were provided to the judge when the search and arrest warrants were issued for Jackson, Sneddon said.
“Given what we know we do not consider the DCFS statement a significant factor,” he said.
Jackson’s defense is certain to seize on the memo.
The memo, which refers to Jackson as “the entertainer,” said the department began a 13-day inquiry after a Los Angeles school district official called its hot line Feb. 14 out of concern for the boy and his brother. The investigation was conducted with the Los Angeles police.
ALLEGATIONS ‘UNFOUNDED’
The school official suspected neglect by the boy’s mother and sexual abuse by Jackson, according to the memo. But the department and the police concluded the allegations were “unfounded,” the document said.
Louise Grasmehr, a spokeswoman for the child welfare department, said the leak would probably be investigated because the memo was supposed to be confidential under state laws designed to protect children. Police spokeswoman Officer Sandra Escalante had no comment.
The school official called the hot line after the child, a cancer patient who had visited Jackson at his Neverland Ranch, appeared in a TV documentary in which the boy told an interviewer he had been a guest for sleepovers at Neverland. In the documentary, Jackson defended his habit of letting children sleep in his bed as “sweet” and non-sexual.
The boy’s mother told investigators in February that “she believed the media had taken everything out of context,” the memo said. The mother said that the children were never left alone with Jackson and that her son slept in the same room with Jackson but never shared his bed. She said Jackson would sleep on the floor.
Separately, the mother contacted an attorney around the time the documentary aired, saying she thought her son had been abused.
Jackson was booked Nov. 20 on suspicion of child molestation. He has denied the allegations and was released on $3 million bail. Authorities said they expect to file formal charges next week.
Michael Jackson was booked Nov. 20 on suspicion of child molestation. He has denied the allegations and was released on $3 million bail. Authorities said they expect to file formal charges next week
Memo: Jackson cleared months ago of charges
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 — Child welfare investigators earlier this year found there was no basis for allegations that Michael Jackson had abused the boy now accusing him of molestation, according to a confidential memo.
THE MEMO FROM an administrator with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services was based on an investigation last February and was leaked to the Web site thesmokinggun.com, which posted it Tuesday. A source familiar with the document confirmed its authenticity to The Associated Press.
The memo was dated Nov. 26, 2003 — a week after the Santa Barbara County district attorney announced child molestation allegations against Jackson
Both the boy and his brother told investigators Jackson had not sexually abused them, according to the memo. Their older sister said she had never witnessed anything sexually inappropriate between her brothers and the entertainer.
The memo was sent from a regional administrator to bureau chief Charles Sophy and detailed a probe completed before Sophy joined the agency.
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Thomas Sneddon said in a statement that his office has been aware of the investigation and that it did not affect his decision to pursue charges.
The report and the “totality of the investigation” were provided to the judge when the search and arrest warrants were issued for Jackson, Sneddon said.
“Given what we know we do not consider the DCFS statement a significant factor,” he said.
Jackson’s defense is certain to seize on the memo.
The memo, which refers to Jackson as “the entertainer,” said the department began a 13-day inquiry after a Los Angeles school district official called its hot line Feb. 14 out of concern for the boy and his brother. The investigation was conducted with the Los Angeles police.
ALLEGATIONS ‘UNFOUNDED’
The school official suspected neglect by the boy’s mother and sexual abuse by Jackson, according to the memo. But the department and the police concluded the allegations were “unfounded,” the document said.
Louise Grasmehr, a spokeswoman for the child welfare department, said the leak would probably be investigated because the memo was supposed to be confidential under state laws designed to protect children. Police spokeswoman Officer Sandra Escalante had no comment.
The school official called the hot line after the child, a cancer patient who had visited Jackson at his Neverland Ranch, appeared in a TV documentary in which the boy told an interviewer he had been a guest for sleepovers at Neverland. In the documentary, Jackson defended his habit of letting children sleep in his bed as “sweet” and non-sexual.
The boy’s mother told investigators in February that “she believed the media had taken everything out of context,” the memo said. The mother said that the children were never left alone with Jackson and that her son slept in the same room with Jackson but never shared his bed. She said Jackson would sleep on the floor.
Separately, the mother contacted an attorney around the time the documentary aired, saying she thought her son had been abused.
Jackson was booked Nov. 20 on suspicion of child molestation. He has denied the allegations and was released on $3 million bail. Authorities said they expect to file formal charges next week.
wwoooooowwwwwwwww, no lo puedo creer, me alegra mucho, esto tiene que terminar de una buena vez, esperemos que salga todo bien , hay que seguir dando fuerzas!!!!!!!!!! Arriba Michael!!!!
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New Document May Back Jackson’s Defense; D.A. Dismisses Doubts
Dec. 9 — Authorities in Los Angeles cleared Michael Jackson months ago of sexual molestation allegations involving the same boy making claims against the singer in a Santa Barbara criminal case, according to a confidential document.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/US/Michael_Jackson_031209-1.html
New Document May Back Jackson’s Defense; D.A. Dismisses Doubts
Dec. 9 — Authorities in Los Angeles cleared Michael Jackson months ago of sexual molestation allegations involving the same boy making claims against the singer in a Santa Barbara criminal case, according to a confidential document.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/US/Michael_Jackson_031209-1.html
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Se dice ke esto no es konsiderado komo prueba para no seguir kon esta basura; sino he entendido mal este informe es posterior al asalto de Neverland y detención kon lo kual más a su favor.
Si esto no es konkluyente-SE NIEGA KONDUKTA INAPROPIADA¡ ¡LOS PROPIOS AKUSADORES!-¿ké lo es? Si lo ke digo, kon Michael hacen kaso aparte pero a peor; mis temores entonces no son "kometarros" míos.
Si esto no es konkluyente-SE NIEGA KONDUKTA INAPROPIADA¡ ¡LOS PROPIOS AKUSADORES!-¿ké lo es? Si lo ke digo, kon Michael hacen kaso aparte pero a peor; mis temores entonces no son "kometarros" míos.
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los40.com: Un informe de la policía considera infundadas las acusaciones contra MJ
Un informe de la policía considera infundadas las acusaciones contra Michael Jackson
Un informe confindencial de la investigación desarrollada por la Policía de Los Ángeles por las acusaciones de abuso sexual a un menor enfermo de cáncer contra el cantante Michael Jackson sostiene que las citadas alegaciones son infundadas. Las acusaciones llevaron al registro del rancho del artista y su posterior ingreso en prisión, aunque ahora se encuentra en libertad tras pagar una fianza de tres millones de dólares.
Según el documento gubernamental interno, con fecha del pasado 26 de noviembre, al que tuvo acceso el sitio de internet www.thesmokinggun.com, las pruebas en las que se basaba la acusación de abusos sexuales son en su mayoría entrevistas con la supuesta víctima, con sus hermanos y su madre. Una fuente realcionada con el informe ha confirmado su autenticidad a la agencia Associated Press.
El documento señala también que el menor fue interrogado en febrero por un miembro de los servicios sociales de la Unidad de Casos Sensibles del Departamento de Servicio de la Familia y de los Niños de Los Angeles (DFCS, por sus siglas en inglés), llegando a negar cualquier tipo de abuso sexual por parte del cantante así como que Jackson "durmiera en su misma cama".
El informe citado por el sitio de internet indica que tanto el menor, de 14 años de edad, como su hermano, de 12, negaron en febrero que hubieran sido víctimas de abusos sexuales por parte de Jackson, al tiempo que asegura que nunca se observó ningun comportamiento "sexualmente inapropiado entre los hermanos y el artista".
Informes posteriores
Una fuente cercana a la familia del niño ha dicho, según informa The New York Times, que la descripción de los hechos de febrero que hace el informe es cierta, pero que el Departamento de Servicio de Familia y de los Niños se negó a investigar los informes posteriores de un psicólogo que consideró que el niño había sufrido abusos.
El fiscal de Santa Bárbara que lleva el caso, Thomas Sneddon, ha declarado que conocía la investigación y que esto no cambia su decisión de presentar cargos. "Con lo que sabemos, no consideramos el informe de DFCS un elemento importante", ha dicho.
Michael Jackson fue acusado oficialmente el pasado 20 de noviembre por la Policía de Santa Bárbara (California) de abusos sexuales a un menor. Después de entregarse a las autoridades, el cantante fue puesto en libertad previo pago de una fianza de tres millones de dólares. El artista, que ha negado repetidamente las acusiones, comparecerá ante un tribunal el próximo 9 de enero.
Un informe de la policía considera infundadas las acusaciones contra Michael Jackson
Un informe confindencial de la investigación desarrollada por la Policía de Los Ángeles por las acusaciones de abuso sexual a un menor enfermo de cáncer contra el cantante Michael Jackson sostiene que las citadas alegaciones son infundadas. Las acusaciones llevaron al registro del rancho del artista y su posterior ingreso en prisión, aunque ahora se encuentra en libertad tras pagar una fianza de tres millones de dólares.
Según el documento gubernamental interno, con fecha del pasado 26 de noviembre, al que tuvo acceso el sitio de internet www.thesmokinggun.com, las pruebas en las que se basaba la acusación de abusos sexuales son en su mayoría entrevistas con la supuesta víctima, con sus hermanos y su madre. Una fuente realcionada con el informe ha confirmado su autenticidad a la agencia Associated Press.
El documento señala también que el menor fue interrogado en febrero por un miembro de los servicios sociales de la Unidad de Casos Sensibles del Departamento de Servicio de la Familia y de los Niños de Los Angeles (DFCS, por sus siglas en inglés), llegando a negar cualquier tipo de abuso sexual por parte del cantante así como que Jackson "durmiera en su misma cama".
El informe citado por el sitio de internet indica que tanto el menor, de 14 años de edad, como su hermano, de 12, negaron en febrero que hubieran sido víctimas de abusos sexuales por parte de Jackson, al tiempo que asegura que nunca se observó ningun comportamiento "sexualmente inapropiado entre los hermanos y el artista".
Informes posteriores
Una fuente cercana a la familia del niño ha dicho, según informa The New York Times, que la descripción de los hechos de febrero que hace el informe es cierta, pero que el Departamento de Servicio de Familia y de los Niños se negó a investigar los informes posteriores de un psicólogo que consideró que el niño había sufrido abusos.
El fiscal de Santa Bárbara que lleva el caso, Thomas Sneddon, ha declarado que conocía la investigación y que esto no cambia su decisión de presentar cargos. "Con lo que sabemos, no consideramos el informe de DFCS un elemento importante", ha dicho.
Michael Jackson fue acusado oficialmente el pasado 20 de noviembre por la Policía de Santa Bárbara (California) de abusos sexuales a un menor. Después de entregarse a las autoridades, el cantante fue puesto en libertad previo pago de una fianza de tres millones de dólares. El artista, que ha negado repetidamente las acusiones, comparecerá ante un tribunal el próximo 9 de enero.
Puriator opino al igual que tú, Sony por intermedio del maldito Mottola que de seguro esta detrás de todo esto.
Lo unico que sé es que es un complot organizado bien planeado y ese es el temor que tengo, hoy en dia fabricar pruebas en contra de alguien es de lo mas facil.
Maldito Sneddon deberia podrirce en la mierda que le rodea.!!!
Saludos!!
Lo unico que sé es que es un complot organizado bien planeado y ese es el temor que tengo, hoy en dia fabricar pruebas en contra de alguien es de lo mas facil.
Maldito Sneddon deberia podrirce en la mierda que le rodea.!!!
Saludos!!
La policía asegura que Michael Jackson es inocente
IDOYA NOAIN 11/12/2003
Foto:AP / JOE CAVARETTA
Cuando Michael Jackson (en la foto, el pasado octubre, en Las Vegas) definió como "una gran mentira" las últimas acusaciones contra él por abusar sexualmente de un menor, el mundo lo miró con escepticismo. Una página web ha filtrado estos días un informe policial y de los servicios de protección de menores de California donde se califican de "infundadas" las denuncias. Lo cierto es que el caso de la fiscalía, que ha retrasado la presentación de cargos al menos hasta la semana que viene, pierde fuerza, por más que el fiscal insista en lo contrario.
Las autoridades han confirmado que el informe que ha dado a conocer The Smoking Gun (www.thesmokinggun.com) es veraz. El documento está basado en entrevistas realizadas en febrero por una trabajadora social y un agente de policía a la supuesta víctima de Jackson, su hermano, su hermana y su madre, que se cree son los principales testigos de la fiscalía.
En esas entrevistas, el niño, que ahora tiene 14 años, "negó cualquier forma de abuso sexual" y constató que "nunca durmió en la misma cama que el artista", la única forma en que se identifica a Jackson. Su hermana de 17 años también corroboró que "nunca vio nada sexualmente inapropiado" y la madre definió al dueño de Neverland "como un padre y parte de su familia". "No compartían la cama. El artista dormía en el suelo", declaró la mujer, que se refirió al escándalo provocado por la emisión del polémico documental sobre Jackson y dijo que "los medios sacaron todo de contexto". Ese documental de Martin Bashir, en el que aparecía la supuesta víctima, fue el detonante de la investigación. Policía y protección de menores iniciaron las pesquisas, concluyendo que eran "infundadas".
CONOCIMIENTO PREVIO Pese al revés que este informe supone para el caso contra Jackson, el fiscal de Santa Bárbara, Tom Sneddon, niega que el documento vaya a ser "un factor significativo". El fiscal dijo que conocía de antemano el informe y explicó que se incluyó en la documentación que se dio al juez que dictó las órdenes de registro de Neverland y de arresto de Jackson, en libertad tras entregarse y pagar una gran fianza el 20 de noviembre.