Grand Jury Indicts Michael Jackson

Attorneys Say He Will Plead Not Guilty

April 22 — Michael Jackson has been indicted by a grand jury investigating allegations that he molested a boy at his Neverland estate. This means that there is likely to be a trial later this year.

Read More about the indictment and case at:

- ABC News "Michael Jackson has been indicted by a grand jury investigating allegations the "King of Pop" molested a boy at his Neverland estate, ABCNEWS has learned. That almost certainly clears the way for a trial later this year." Read more here...

- CNN "A grand jury investigating allegations that pop star Michael Jackson molested a 12-year-old boy indicted him Wednesday. The charges in the indictment were not immediately known." Read more here...

- Fox News "This morning, it seems, Michael Jackson has been indicted by a Santa Barbara grand jury on charges of child abuse. However: The two young men who worked for Jackson and took care of the family now accusing him of child molestation will have a lot to say should they ever testify in the case." Read more here...

- BBC News "Lawyers for pop singer Michael Jackson say the star will plead not guilty to child abuse charges when he appears in court on 30 April after being indicted. Their statement said that an indictment was "merely a formal accusation"." Read more here...

- The Sun Michael Jackson will stand trial over the alleged sexual abuse of a teenage cancer sufferer, it has been decided. It was reported today that the pop star had been indicted by a grand jury sitting in Santa Barbara, California, investigating the claims. Read more here...

- BET News A Santa Barbara, Calif., grand jury, investigating charges that Michael Jackson molested a teen-age boy, indicted the pop star Wednesday. The 45-year-old entertainer could spend 62 years in prison if convicted. Read more here...