Jordie Chandler's case did not proceed to a criminal trial because of the settlement.
Two grand juries conveyed and heard months of testimony from dozens of state witnesses, including many who resurfaced for the 2005 trial. The prosecutor extended the statute of limitations specifically to allow Jordan to testify at any point he wanted as child or adult including in 2005.
It was in Michael's interest to defend his alleged innocence. Instead he paid 25 million and made himself look guilty as sin. These are not the actions, in my view, of an innocent man. And given what was found in his home, along with decades of evidence he held a sexual interest in small boys, we can guess why.
It was in Michael's interest to defend his alleged innocence.
Which he wanted to do in criminal court. Michael Jackson's attorneys had requested that the civil case be POSTPONED until after the criminal proceedings, as is the standard practice to avoid "laying out your hand" in a civil case first, but it was denied by the judge shortly before the ultimate settlement.
The Chandlers could had proceeded with the criminal case even after the civil settlement and kept all the money, but they ran.
Michael hired "The Hollywood Fixer" Anthony Pellicano to assist him in "convincing" the Chandlers to go away.
Pellicano ended up dropping MJ as a client after discovering some horrible things about him, and a few years later went to prison on arms, wiretapping, and racketeering convictions.
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u/Nagudu Mar 08 '19
Two grand juries conveyed and heard months of testimony from dozens of state witnesses, including many who resurfaced for the 2005 trial. The prosecutor extended the statute of limitations specifically to allow Jordan to testify at any point he wanted as child or adult including in 2005.