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The Plot Thickens: DA Zeros in on Prior Allegations, Defense Says It's All About Money
Apr. 1, 2005
ON THE DOCKET
Day 24: Testimony from prosecution witnesses
TAKING THE STAND
• Lt. Jeff Klapakis, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department, recalled to talk about the November 2003 Neverland Ranch raid
• Jack Green, president of Affordable Telephone Systems, inspected Neverland's phone system in December 2004 at the behest of the sheriff's department
• Larry Feldman, attorney who represented the family at the center of the unfounded 1993-94 molestation case, as well as the family at the center of the current case
• Jesus Salas, former Neverland employee, credited by the current accuser with helping the boy's family escape Jackson's estate via a Rolls-Royce
POINTS FOR THE PROSECUTION
• Feldman said the current accuser's family never inquired about filing a lawsuit against the pop star. This is key, as Feldman is best known for extracting $23 million from Jackson for the family of the 1993-94 case. It's also key because the defense contends the current family is angling for the same kind of jackpot.
• A picture of the 1993-94 accuser was shown in court, for the first time allowing jurors to put a face to a name. Per courtroom observers, the boy, pictured at about age 12, looked an awful lot like the boy in the current case.
• Green testified that the Neverland phones were equipped with a feature that would allow someone to listen in on calls without being detected. The prosecution contends the accuser's family was monitored and held captive at the ranch.
POINTS FOR THE DEFENSE
• Just because the accuser's family hasn't filed a lawsuit doesn't mean they won't or can't. Under cross-examination, Feldman acknowledged that the current accuser, now 15, has up until the age of 20 to pursue a civil case against Jackson.
• Prosecutors can bring in a picture of the 1993-94 accuser, but they likely won't be able to bring in the accuser himself. Now a man in his mid-20s, the ex-accuser doesn't want to testify at the current trial, allowing the defense to zero in on its favorite target: mothers of accusers. (The mother of the alleged 1993-94 victim is due on the stand, with the defense due to question her motives for pursuing a civil case against Jackson.)
• Klapakis testified that investigators didn't find the current accuser's DNA, hair or fibers on sheets seized from Jackson's bedroom.
• Investigators also didn't find fingerprints on alcohol bottles and wine glasses taken from Neverland--because, as Klapakis acknowledged, they didn't dust for them. Jackson is accused of liquoring up his accuser; the defense contends the boy liquored up himself.
• Green said the Neverland phone system, with its 24 lines, was a standard business system and was equipped to allow 911 calls for help.
also click on the below link to participate in the poll to vote for mj not guilty
last time i check MJ was winning at not guilty by 68% and people who thought he was gultiy only had 31%
www.eonline.com/News/Specials/Jackson/Scorecard/050402.html
The Plot Thickens: DA Zeros in on Prior Allegations, Defense Says It's All About Money
Apr. 1, 2005
ON THE DOCKET
Day 24: Testimony from prosecution witnesses
TAKING THE STAND
• Lt. Jeff Klapakis, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department, recalled to talk about the November 2003 Neverland Ranch raid
• Jack Green, president of Affordable Telephone Systems, inspected Neverland's phone system in December 2004 at the behest of the sheriff's department
• Larry Feldman, attorney who represented the family at the center of the unfounded 1993-94 molestation case, as well as the family at the center of the current case
• Jesus Salas, former Neverland employee, credited by the current accuser with helping the boy's family escape Jackson's estate via a Rolls-Royce
POINTS FOR THE PROSECUTION
• Feldman said the current accuser's family never inquired about filing a lawsuit against the pop star. This is key, as Feldman is best known for extracting $23 million from Jackson for the family of the 1993-94 case. It's also key because the defense contends the current family is angling for the same kind of jackpot.
• A picture of the 1993-94 accuser was shown in court, for the first time allowing jurors to put a face to a name. Per courtroom observers, the boy, pictured at about age 12, looked an awful lot like the boy in the current case.
• Green testified that the Neverland phones were equipped with a feature that would allow someone to listen in on calls without being detected. The prosecution contends the accuser's family was monitored and held captive at the ranch.
POINTS FOR THE DEFENSE
• Just because the accuser's family hasn't filed a lawsuit doesn't mean they won't or can't. Under cross-examination, Feldman acknowledged that the current accuser, now 15, has up until the age of 20 to pursue a civil case against Jackson.
• Prosecutors can bring in a picture of the 1993-94 accuser, but they likely won't be able to bring in the accuser himself. Now a man in his mid-20s, the ex-accuser doesn't want to testify at the current trial, allowing the defense to zero in on its favorite target: mothers of accusers. (The mother of the alleged 1993-94 victim is due on the stand, with the defense due to question her motives for pursuing a civil case against Jackson.)
• Klapakis testified that investigators didn't find the current accuser's DNA, hair or fibers on sheets seized from Jackson's bedroom.
• Investigators also didn't find fingerprints on alcohol bottles and wine glasses taken from Neverland--because, as Klapakis acknowledged, they didn't dust for them. Jackson is accused of liquoring up his accuser; the defense contends the boy liquored up himself.
• Green said the Neverland phone system, with its 24 lines, was a standard business system and was equipped to allow 911 calls for help.
also click on the below link to participate in the poll to vote for mj not guilty
last time i check MJ was winning at not guilty by 68% and people who thought he was gultiy only had 31%
www.eonline.com/News/Specials/Jackson/Scorecard/050402.html