Jackson Trial: 1993 Witness Summaries

As you well know, the media have got what they wanted and details of former accusations against Michael Jackson will be allowed as evidence to support the current, shaky case against him thanks to Judge Rodney Melville's rather biased ruling.
The media love to mention how 5 accusers of abuse will testify against Jackson, but this is an absolute falsehood - most of these kids (now adults) will go on the stand to say that Jackson never did anything to them at all.

Lets have a look at the players involved...

Witness Summaries

Brett Barnes (Alleged Victim)

- Met Jackson when he was 11 years old - 18 months before 1993 allegations surfaced.
- Was questioned in 1993 by investigators and said that the megastar is no child abuser.
- Said "He wouldn't do anything like that. He wouldn't touch people in a different way that you shouldn't,"
- Said "It's like I've known him all my life, and in a past life,"
- Said "Jordan never mentioned feeling uncomfortable around Jackson."
- Said "Michael doesn't even let me watch weird movies, not even with cursing in it."

Jordan Chandler (Alleged Victim)

- Refused to testify at a criminal hearing regarding his 1993 allegations.
- Will not be testifying in the current case.
- Some reports have claimed he has fled the country, others say he is hiding.
- Reportedly made the allegations under the influence of a mind-altering, hypnotic drug.
- Family has a history of seeking out money from others

Macaulay Culkin (Alleged Victim)

- Is a Godfather to Michael Jackson's two eldest kids (Prince and Paris)
- Supported Michael Jackson on multiple interviews including a recent appearance on Larry King Live.
- Said "It just really goes to show as soon as they got the money they ran."
- Said "Nothing happened. I mean we played video games."
- Said "Michael Jackson's bedroom is two stories and it has like three bathrooms and this and that,"
- Said "You'd go to the movies, you'd do this and do that and you plop down and go to sleep and wake up."
- Said "I think he's a very good father. It's so easy to tear him down."

Jason Francia (Alleged Victim)

- Intereviewed by LA District Attorney and SB District Attorney about being abused.
- Neither District Attorney decided to pursue a criminal case after hearing his testimony.
- The answers Jason provided are said to be "wishy-washy about what happened."
- Mother sold her story to tabloids and changed her story about what she said happened.
- He is the only alleged victim coming forward for the 'Past Bad Acts' presentation.

Wade Robson (Alleged Victim)

- Spoke out in support of Michael Jackson shortly after the November 2003 raid took place.
- Has repeatedly denied any wrong-doing and has known Michael Jackson since he was five years old.
- Said "I never had that experience and I hope that it never happened to anybody else."
- Said their relationship was creatively based and Jackson wanted to help his career.
- Reportedly willing to testify for Jackson in the current case if called.

Ralph Chacon (Third-Party Witness)

- Part of a group of five former employees who dubbed the name, "The Neverland Five."
- Filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson for wrongful termination."
- Was one of two employees who stole sketches, personal notes, hats, toys, and candy from Neverland.
- Told stories to tabloids about what Ralph supposedly witnessed at Neverland.
- Some of the items Chacon stole from Neverland were sold to tabloids.
- Judge ordered Chacon to pay Mr. Jackson $25,000 in damages and the jury said Ralph acted with malice.
- Lost the lawsuit filed against Jackson for wrongful termination, was successfully countersued.
- Told stories to tabloids about

Adrian McManus (Third-Party Witness)

- Part of a group of five former employees who dubbed the name, "The Neverland Five."
- Filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson for wrongful termination."
- Was deposed by the lawyer for the boy whose family ultimately settled with Jackson.
- Told stories to tabloids about what Adrian supposedly witnessed at Neverland.
- Was one of two employees who stole sketches, personal notes, hats, toys, and candy from Neverland.
- Some of the items McManus stole from Neverland were sold to tabloids.
- Judge ordered McManus to pay Mr. Jackson $35,000 in damages and the jury said Adrian acted with malice.
- Lost the lawsuit filed against Jackson for wrongful termination, was successfully countersued.

Philippe LeMarque (Third-Party Witness)

- Was paid BIG TIME by a popular tabloid company to tell a story about Neverland
- Conducted interview with Paul Barresi - a former porn star who bragged about selling stories to tabloids.
- Paul Barresi secretly recorded the interview and then sold it to a tabloid for his own gain
- Paul Barresi said he didn't care about anything but the money, same as LeMarque.
- Paul Barresi threatened a tabloid with a gun after they didn't pay him for a story.
- Paul Barresi sold secretly recorded tabloid interviews of Pellicano to CBS
- LeMarque went from wanting $100,000 to $500,000 for their story
- The higher the price went for the story, the more filthy the story became.
- Was featured in several major tabloid works including "Michael Jackson: Unauthorized"
- The district attorney concluded that both of the LeMarques were useless as witnesses.
- The story Philippe and his wife told was about Marlon Brando while he was at Neverland.


June Chandler (Third-Party Witness)

- The mother of Jordan Chandler who refuses to testify in the current case.
- Seemed to want to force Jordan onto Michael Jackson.
- Became remarkably attached to Jackson by March 1993.
- Had serious custody issues with her ex-husband, Evan Chandler
- Strongly opposed Evan's declaration that Michael molested Jordan.
- Only sided with Evan after the seeds of a settlement were in place.

Blanca Francia (Third-Party Witness)

- Was paid $25,000 by "Hard Copy" to tell a story about what went on at Neverland.
- Was also featured in the tabloid-like book, "Michael Jackson: Unauthorized."
- Started her deposition by saying she 'saw something', ended by saying she 'saw nothing'.
- Claims to have seen her kid taking a shower with Jackson amongst other things
- Said she backed out and left because she didn't want to make him mad or lose her job.

Bob Jones (Third-Party Witness)

- Worked for Michael Jackson for decades before being excused.
- Started writing a book, it was co-written by Stacy Brown and Dennis Love.
- Brown and Love claimed in the book proposal that Jones saw something inappropriate happen.
- Jones actually never claimed to see anything unsavory and was upset to see that in the book proposal.
- Jones is said to testify that he only ever saw Jackson curled up in a chair next to a kid on a plane.

Charli Michaels

- Was paid to be in several major tabloids including the television show, "Hard Copy."
- Was one of the "Neverland Five" folks who lost a lawsuit against Michael Jackson.
- Claims to have seen Michael grabbing a boy's crotch and dancing with him.
- After witnessing that act, she thought, "I can't get caught. I'll lose my job."

Charmagne Sternberg

- Was one of the "Neverland Five" folks who lost a lawsuit against Michael Jackson.
- Told tales about what went on at Neverland with Lisa Marie Presley, phones being bugged, etc...
- Along with the other four disgruntled employees, Charmagne ended up owing Jackson a lot of legal fee money.