UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Choreographer Wade Robson claims Michael Jackson molested him

Robson denied any sexual abuse in Jackson's 2005 molestation trial, but now he's filing a sexual abuse claim against the pop star's estate.
|
 
Investigators in New Jersey have seized memorabilia of pop star Michael Jackson, along with underwear and newspapers, as evidence in the child molestation case against the 'King of Pop,' authorities said on May 3, 2004. Investigators took the memorabilia, which was found to also include underwear and several newspapers from an Asbury Park, New Jersey, warehouse in early March at the request of the Santa Barbara, California, district attorney, who is investigating Jackson, said Robert Honecker, a Monmouth County, New Jersey, prosecutor. Jackson is shown after his arraignment April 30. ..(UPI Photo/Stephen Osman/POOL)
Investigators in New Jersey have seized memorabilia of pop star Michael Jackson, along with underwear and newspapers, as evidence in the child molestation case against the 'King of Pop,' authorities said on May 3, 2004. Investigators took the memorabilia, which was found to also include underwear and several newspapers from an Asbury Park, New Jersey, warehouse in early March at the request of the Santa Barbara, California, district attorney, who is investigating Jackson, said Robert Honecker, a Monmouth County, New Jersey, prosecutor. Jackson is shown after his arraignment April 30. ..(UPI Photo/Stephen Osman/POOL) 
License photo
Published: May 8, 2013 at 7:53 AM
Updated May 8, 2013 at 8:05 AM
By KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com

Dancer and choreographer Wade Robson was a star witness in Michael Jackson's 2005 child molestation trial, testifying that the pop star "never" abused him, contradicting testimony by a maid that told the court she saw Robson with Jackson in the shower.

Robson, 30, is now asking a Los Angeles judge for permission to file a late claim against the late singer’s estate -- and an order to seal an “unfiled complaint for childhood sexual abuse,” to protect his privacy.

Robson is an Emmy Award-winning choreographer who has worked with Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and most recently Demi Lovato. He also gained fame on the television competition series "So You Think You Can Dance" as a judge and choreographer.

Robson was a regular sleepover guest at Jackson's Neverland Ranch along with child actor Macaulay Culkin. Both testified that Jackson never abused them.

The maid, Blanca Francia, recalled seeing Robson’s tiny “green-neon” underwear on the bathroom floor next to Jackson’s white cotton briefs and hearing the pair “laughing and playing around.” She said she could make out the figures of Jackson and a “little kid” but the "cloudy" steam prevented her from seeing whether they were touching.

Perry Sanders, a lawyer for Jackson's mother, told the New York Daily News he is confident the claim is bogus. "This is really absurd," he said. “Look, his mom and sister were at the (molestation) trial and said it was absolutely ridiculous."

Watch Wade Robson performing on Star Search in 1990:

Recommended Stories
© 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Immigration rally in Washington, D.C. MTV Movie Awards Cherry Blossoms in Washington, D.C.
Miss NY USA crowns ASPCA King and Queen Academy of American Country Music Awards 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
1 of 20
Prince Harry arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington
View Caption
Prince Harry arrives on Capitol Hill to tour a photography exhibit by HALO Trust, a British nonprofit focused on removing hazardous war debris, including un-exploded devices and landmines, on May 9, 2013 in Washington, D.C. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
fark
Radioactive products from the last century: toothpaste, chocolate, suppositories. What were we thinking?...
School dedicates a portion of its website to a student who just died. Fark: And that's how the parents...
A man probably had a brief moment of joy when he gave the slip to the sheriff's deputy chasing him....
Giant 50-foot magnet makes cross-country trek, as well as quite an attraction
Florida restaurant pulls controversial lion tacos off the menu after huge uproar
Photoshop this red army