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After more than an hour's wait, Jackson and his attorney stood and faced the first group of prospective jurors filing into the courtroom in his child-molestation trial today.
Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville summoned 300 people today as jury selection begins for Michael Jackson's child molestation case.
Another 300 are set to appear Tuesday, and a final 150 on Wednesday. From that pool the judge hopes to find 12 jurors and 12 alternates. Jackson, 46, is charged with molesting a cancer patient then age 13, now 15 after plying him with alcohol.
Jackson on Sunday released a videotaped statement saying that leaks to the media about grand jury testimony in the case contained information that was "disgusting and false" and predicted victory at trial.
Four months later, according to her complaint, Bell contacted the Kimmel program and told them that she had been sexually assaulted at the show and was contacting the police. Bell claims that shortly after making her complaint, she began having her living expenses paid through an ABC investment subsidiary.
After those network payouts stopped, Broadus began paying Bell's expenses while the rapper’s lawyers opened negotiations with the woman’s attorneys. Bell filed her lawsuit, claiming that the alleged attack caused "serious emotional distress and anxiety," left her under the care of a therapist and psychiatrist, and resulted in a September 2003 psychiatric hospitalization.
Snoop has denied playing any part in the alleged assault and has filed a counter suit for punitive damages and prevention of future threats.
- Sound Slam
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