Statement form December 9, 2003

RESPONSE TO DCFS INVESTIGATION INFORMATION

Michael Jackson Molestation Case

Tom Sneddon, Santa Barbara District Attorney
Jim Anderson, Santa Barbara County Sheriff

(Continued)

We are responding to the release of what has been termed a confidential Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) memo that deemed allegations of sexual abuse by Michael Jackson to be “unfounded.” Our investigators were aware of the contents of the interviews prior to seeking the search warrants and arrest warrant for Mr. Jackson. The report and its contents, along with the totality of the investigation and the circumstances and the timing under which the statements were given, were provided to the judge at the time that the search and arrest warrants were issued.
Given what we know, we do not consider the DCFS statement a significant factor.


The memo that is being referred to can be found here:
DCFS Confidential Michael Jackson Memo