He is, in my opinion, 100% NOT GUILTY. There are soo many inconsistencies with this kid's testimony, the whole thing is practically a joke! The family has sued J.C. Penny before, for no other reason than to get money, dates of the alleged molestation have CHANGED several times throughout this whole process, Gavin's and Star's descriptions don't even match up, the family went to two lawyers about the "molestation" before contacting the police, the case has the same D.A. as in the 93 case and the kid went to the same psychiatrist as the kid in the 93 case did (neither kid "admitted" to molestation before seeing this man). The kid even has a history of lying under oath.
As to why he settled in the '93 case, its been said that he did it for a few reasons:
1. He was getting over a drug addiction, those around him were worried about his heath during a stressful trial.
2. He just didn't want to go through the media slaughter of him daily, he was sick of it.
3. He believed that the kid, Jordan Chandler, was being used by his father and didn't want to have to drag HIM through a court process.
The fact that he settled the case doesn't prove him guilty. And he's not settling now.
I am a HUGE Michael Jackson fan - I have been so since the 6th grade
- and so I guess I'm somewhat biased. But I've been through the facts, been reading the transcripts, and I don't see how anyone after reading/hearing this kid can believe in his guilt. Its a blatant case of extortion.
To Miss Shelf's last post-- he keeps his children's faces covered out of concerned for them.. he quoted the Lindberg baby kidnapping to explain this. Its understandable.
And to tarablythe- Court TV is extremely biased when it comes to Michael Jackson, they've been known to report things that never happened, then contradict themselves later on. For a more accurate view, read the transcripts or watch the E! television program on it.