Jackson charged with ‘lewd acts’ on child
Michael Jackson was charged on Thursday with nine counts of molesting a young boy, including committing seven “lewd acts.” The 45-year-old superstar is also accused of giving the boy, who is not identified in court papers, an “intoxicating agent” in order to make it easier to molest him. Jackson’s lawyer called the case a “shakedown” motivated by greed and revenge.
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