JACKSON FAMILY DEPARTS SANTA MARIA COURTHOUSE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS

Singer Michael Jackson (C) departs the Santa Maria, California courthouse January 16, 2004 with family members, including his sister Janet (L) and mother Kathryn (R) after he was arraigned on chikd molestation charges. A mammoth collection of stage costumes, photographs, documents and props belonging to Jackson and his famous family were sold to a European buyer, after spending 18 months under wraps in the gritty shore city of Asbury Park, New Jersey. The collection was acquired by Henry V. Vaccaro after he payed off a storage and shipping bill owed by the Jackson family to an Oxnard, California warehouse. The unidentified buyer intends to display the collection in Europe and Japan. (UPI Photo/POOL)