2013 Child Sexual Abuse Allegations
Wade Robson, a choreographer filed a civil lawsuit on May 2013 against Jackson’s Neverland Ranch estate for child sexual abuse. Robson claimed that for 7 years Jackson abused him sexually at his Neverland Ranch and Jackson’s homes in Los Angeles and Les Vegas. He claimed that by the time he was 7 years old, he was regularly having sleepovers at Jackson's homes till he was 14 years. Former housekeeper Blanca Francia testified that she witnessed Robson showering with Jackson when Robson was 8 or 9 years old. The attorney for Jackson's estate described Robson's claim as "outrageous and pathetic’’. The date for the hearing which will determine whether Robson can sue Jackson's estate is scheduled for June 2, 2014.
2003 child sexual abuse allegations
13 year old Gavin Arvizo, a boy who appeared in the documentary Living with Michael Jackson made accusations of child sexual abuse on Michael Jackson. Michael stated that he shared his bed with children in a non-sexual way. There were also allegations that he tried to hold the boy and his family captives at his Neverland home and also in a hot air balloon. After a five month trial, the jury found Michael not guilty and all the charges facing him were dropped.
1993 child sexual abuse allegations
Evan Chandler on behalf of his then 13-year old son, Jordan accused Michael Jackson of abusing his son sexually. Jordan had become friends with Jackson in May 1992. The boy claimed that Jackson touched his penis, engaged in acts of kissing, masturbation and oral sex. During this time, Jackson was in a tour where business Partners sponsoring Jackson worried of losing large sums of money. They insisted a transition financial with Chandler where Jackson opposed the transaction which was then paid by an insurance company. Chandler family and their legal team received $22,000,000 in January 1994. The shocking thing was that Evan Chandler committed suicide after Jackson’s death for unknown reasons.
Michael was from an African-American family where he had a dark skin color throughout his childhood and his youth. During mid 1980s, his skin gradually grew pale which was considered to be a skin bleaching. Jackson started making his nose smaller and his skin more and lighter. He and his sister La Toya used a cream known as Porcelana to achieve the light skin where they had crates of this cream at their home. According to many Dr. Halford, Jackson tried to look like white people in order to get in films and on television. Jackson’s physical changes drew a lot of attention and gained wide spread media coverage. It was also presumed that Jackson beached his skin to boost his career. In 1986, Jackson was diagnosed with vitiligo which was considered by doctors to be a consequence of damage done by bleaching chemicals over the years. This disease is non-contagious and cannot be cured, but the progression of the patches can be stopped. Once Jackson told his maid Blanca Francia that he bleaches his skin because he does not like being black and he feels that blacks are not liked as much as people of other races. Jackson was later diagnosed with lupus that the vitiligo partially lightened his skin and the lupus was in remission and both illnesses made him sunlight sensitive. Debbie Rowe who was his wife used to treat Micheal his illness after marrying her in 1996 and also supporting him emotionally. Rowe worked as a nurse in a dermatologist clinic where Micheal used to be treated vitiligo.
