29.03.05 - rozprawa + koment.
: wt, 29 mar 2005, 20:30
Pierwsze wiadomości, ale pewnie będą jeszcze uzupełniać to na cnn.com:
The decision, a major setback to Jackson's defense, means that jurors will hear testimony from at least nine witnesses who claim they saw Jackson engage in inappropriate physical conduct with five different boys between the ages of 10 and 13, including then-child actor Macaulay Culkin.
One of the boys, the son of a former maid whose family reached a settlement of more than $2 million with Jackson in 1994, is expected to take the stand to describe alleged incidents in which Jackson put his hand up the boy's pants to touch his skin, and another time touched his genitalia.
Other witnesses are expected to testify that Jackson was seen licking the head of a boy during a trans-Atlantic flight and that he was observed in bed with a child while his and the child's underpants were lying next to the bed.
Jackson was never charged in any of the alleged incidents, but Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville ruled admissible testimony that demonstrates what prosecutors claim is Jackson's pattern of behavior with his alleged victims.
Prosecutors contend that Jackson grooms his victims and their families, lavishing them with gifts and attention, as a prelude to engaging the boys in lewd acts.
Jackson allegedly gave the boy's mother jewelry from Cartier, paid for family trips to Monaco, and bought them a new truck, among other presents.
"This was a rather standard procedure for the defendant to buy gifts and to do things for the mothers in those cases to keep them preoccupied so the defendant would have free rein with the child involved," District Attorney Tom Sneddon said during a motion hearing Monday morning, outside the presence of jurors.
"He also has spent millions on children with AIDS," defense attorney Mesereau countered. "We can drown them with examples of where Mr. Jackson has been so benevolent, so generous, so charitable, so giving for good causes, that it will make their theory look silly."
When asked by a reporter if he was disappointed about the judge's decision, Jackson smiled and waved, saying only, "A little bit."
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The decision, a major setback to Jackson's defense, means that jurors will hear testimony from at least nine witnesses who claim they saw Jackson engage in inappropriate physical conduct with five different boys between the ages of 10 and 13, including then-child actor Macaulay Culkin.
One of the boys, the son of a former maid whose family reached a settlement of more than $2 million with Jackson in 1994, is expected to take the stand to describe alleged incidents in which Jackson put his hand up the boy's pants to touch his skin, and another time touched his genitalia.
Other witnesses are expected to testify that Jackson was seen licking the head of a boy during a trans-Atlantic flight and that he was observed in bed with a child while his and the child's underpants were lying next to the bed.
Jackson was never charged in any of the alleged incidents, but Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville ruled admissible testimony that demonstrates what prosecutors claim is Jackson's pattern of behavior with his alleged victims.
Prosecutors contend that Jackson grooms his victims and their families, lavishing them with gifts and attention, as a prelude to engaging the boys in lewd acts.
Jackson allegedly gave the boy's mother jewelry from Cartier, paid for family trips to Monaco, and bought them a new truck, among other presents.
"This was a rather standard procedure for the defendant to buy gifts and to do things for the mothers in those cases to keep them preoccupied so the defendant would have free rein with the child involved," District Attorney Tom Sneddon said during a motion hearing Monday morning, outside the presence of jurors.
"He also has spent millions on children with AIDS," defense attorney Mesereau countered. "We can drown them with examples of where Mr. Jackson has been so benevolent, so generous, so charitable, so giving for good causes, that it will make their theory look silly."
When asked by a reporter if he was disappointed about the judge's decision, Jackson smiled and waved, saying only, "A little bit."
cały artykuł:http://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/29/c ... index.html
zaraz wrzucę tłumaczenie