Today I bring you the declaration of a then 13 year old Jordan Chandler. Jordan is the boy who accused Michael Jackson of sexually molesting him back in 1993. The case was later settled after Jordan described a tell-tale marking on Michael Jackson's penis. Michael Jackson paid a sum believed to be in the region of $22 million though it could have been several million more. Before you read the declaration I just want to bring to your attention that it is unbelievably rare for children to make up false lies of sexual abuse. Wikipedia reports that false child molestation claims are less than 10%, so you could say there's a 90+ percent chance that this declaration is true. I must also warn you this isn't particularly nice to read, and if you are easily offended you may want to leave right now.
DECLARATION OF J. CHANDLER
I, J. Chandler, declare:
1. I am the plaintiff in this lawsuit against Michael Jackson. I was born on
January 11, 1980 and am 13 years old. I am currently in the eighth grade. I
first met Michael Jackson when I was five years old at a restaurant that my
mother, stepfather and I often went to.
2. In about May of 1992 I met Michael Jackson again at my stepfather's car
rental business, Rent-a-Wreck. My stepfather called me and told me that
Michael Jackson was at Rent-a-Wreck and that I should come down and see him.
Later I learned from my stepfather that Michael Jackson's car had broken
down and that he was at Rent-a-Wreck to get another car while his was being
repaired.
3. After I met Michael Jackson at Rent-a-Wreck he began calling me on the
telephone. From about May of 1992 until about February 1993 (when I first
spent the weekend with Michael Jackson at Neverland), I received many
telephone calls from Michael Jackson. For at least part of this time Michael
Jackson was on tour and he would be calling me from various places
throughout the world. On occasion these telephone conversations lasted as
long as three hours. Michael Jackson and I talked about video games, the
Neverland Ranch, water fights, and famous people that he knew.
4. In about February 1993, my mother, Lily (my half sister), and I went to
Neverland at the invitation of Michael Jackson. The three of us stayed
together in the guest area. I did not spend the nights with Michael Jackson.
This was a weekend trip.
5. I spent the entire weekend with Michael Jackson. We went on jet skis in a
small lake he had, saw the animals that he kept at Neverland, played video
games and went on golf cart rides. One evening he took Lily and me to Toys
'R Us and we were allowed to get anything we wanted. Although the store was
closed, it was opened just for our visit.
