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Dec. 5 — The prosecution in the Michael Jackson case may have a new witness to corroborate claims of molestation — the alleged victim's brother.
Court TV anchor Diane Dimond said her sources have revealed that the ailing boy's younger brother is providing information about his family's visits to Jackson's Neverland ranch.
Dimond, who also worked on the 1993 Jackson investigation, told ABCNEWS' Good Morning America that she has learned from sources that the alleged victim's younger brother says he "witnessed at least one act of molestation."
The 14-year-old accuser was 12 at the time of the alleged crimes, and his younger brother turns 13 next week.
Dimond says the boys' older sister, who stayed in a different section of the Neverland compound during family visits, may also be ready to talk.
"I'm told that the sister, who is of high school age, I believe she's 18, noticed a change in her brother," she said.
Dimond said the sister reportedly asked her brother about a change in his behavior before the charges against Jackson were filed. The sister could testify about what she learned during that conversation, but Dimond reports that the accuser's mother supposedly knew nothing about the boy's allegations during the family visits to Neverland.
"I was told one of these children, especially the alleged victim didn't tell his mother," Dimond said. "She had been through a terrible time with her husband … it was so nice to see mom with a smile on her face at Neverland," she said.
Jackson was arrested after authorities raided his Neverland ranch last month. Dimond says during their search of Jackson's ranch, investigators actually found at least one of the items the accuser had described.
"Any time you have a police investigation like this, they'll sit the child down and say, tell us specific things," Dimond said
Reports Say Brother of Jackson Accuser Saw Something Happen at Neverland.
"In this case, I'm told they asked, 'did you see any pornography?' or some such question. And the accuser in this case said there was a suitcase full of pornography used to sort of get the mood right, and by gosh, when they went into Neverland, I'm told they found the suitcase in the exact location the child said," Dimond said. | |
