Michael Jackson: Amended Complaint Accuses Singer Of Multifaceted ‘Child Sex Abuse Ring’
As part of a newly-amended complaint, Wade Robson, a celebrity choreographer and former child dancer, is accusing the late superstar singer Michael Jackson of operating a highly secretive child sex abuse ring for numerous years.
People reports that Robson, 33, provided graphic details regarding Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse against children, including what the complaint calls “the most sophisticated child abuse procurement and facilitation operation in history.” Robson claimed he was one of the many victims groomed by Jackson, who reportedly used his Neverland Ranch to lure in unsuspecting parents and their children, all for the sole purpose of having the ability to pick and choose which kid he wanted to abuse next.
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Robson alleges that Jackson, along with his two companies, MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures, used a “systematic fashion” to choose the children, which according to Robson’s attorney, Vince Finaldi, served “dual purposes.”
“Although MJJ Productions on its face was a multimedia company dedicated to creating and distributing Michael Jackson’s music and entertainment, it actually served a dual purpose, and that was locating, producing and enabling his sexual abuse of kids.”
Finaldi reiterated that Jackson reportedly didn’t act alone, and instead, used representatives from his business to strike up conversations with the parents of the children, all in some secret plan to ultimately abuse the kids.
“This wasn’t just on his own. This was through his company, through (assistant) Norma (Staikos) primarily. She would call parents and say, ‘Hey he wants to meet you, come down to the ranch.’ Make no mistake, Neverland Ranch was nothing but a well-orchestrated trap. It was custom-built to attract kids so he could groom them and decide which to sexually abuse.”
Robson also accuses Jackson and his companies of negligence in the amended complaint after they failed to protect him while he worked for Jackson.
Per court documents, Staikos, who served as Jackson’s “procurer,” is accused of contacting Robson’s parents around two years after he won a dancing competition when he was a five-year-old. The assistant then allegedly flew Robson and his family from Australia to Los Angeles, all expenses paid, to meet Jackson at Neverland. It was during that time, according to Robson, that he was molested for the first time.
The abuse reportedly went on until Robson hit puberty. At that point, according to the complaint, Jackson lost all sexual interest in him and turned his attention to younger boys.
Robson previously denied Jackson ever molested him, at least until 2012, when he claimed a nervous breakdown prompted him to come forward. He also stated the 2010 birth of his son reinforced in his mind that what Jackson allegedly did to him was inappropriate. During a 2012 interview, Robson said opened up more.
“I began to recognize for myself that Jackson had molested me. I first spoke about the sexual activity I had with Jackson. This revelation initiated an enormous emotional, psychological and physiological upheaval in my life that continues until this day.”
Ironically, Robson vehemently defended The King of Pop during his 2005 molestation trial. In fact, his testimony was so convincing that Jackson’s former defense attorney, Thomas Mesereau, considered Robson a key witness and one of the reasons Jackson was acquitted of all charges.
This Wade Robson nonsense tho…
The fact you'd say this & now accuse MJ 7 years later, shows you're only after ?. pic.twitter.com/sS0nyvuQPn— I S L A N D ? (@I_S_L_A_N_D) July 17, 2016
In May 2015, a Los Angeles judge threw Robson’s original lawsuit against Jackson out of court, citing that the dancer took too long to file the complaint. Many people, especially Jackson fans, find it unusual that Robson would wait years later to file the claim against Jackson, and then do so during a time when Jackson was apparently unable to defend himself. The “Thriller” singer passed away in 2009.
When asked about what they thought of the new allegations, a representative from Michael Jackson’s team said that the claim was so absurd that it didn’t deserve a response.
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