Michael Jackson: The dark side of the star

Michael Jackson was a huge star but he also had a dark side that even in death cannot be forgotten.

Nicknamed the "King of Pop" after the global success of "Thriller" and "Bad", the singer was more commonly known by the nickname of "Wacko Jacko" in the last 20 years of his life because of his taste for the company of unrelated boys and his friendship with a chimpanzee named Bubbles, building a theme park in his backyard, and his countless plastic surgery operations that changed his appearance from a handsome black man into a ? Well I'll let you fill in the blanks.

The evolution of the color of Jackson's skin (which according to the singer was caused by a rare pigmentation condition) - habit of wearing a surgical masks in public and even covering the faces of his children with various different masks and veils and endangering the life of one them by dangling him from a hotel balcony in Germany succeeded in making the international pop singer more than strange.

After two cases of molestation against underage boys, which allegedly took place at Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch in Santa Barbara California in 1993 and a decade later in 2003. The first case was settled with a huge $25,000,000 settlement after the child (Jordan Chandler) described unique discoloration (markings) on Jackson's penis and testicles. The second case went to court in 2005, which lasted approximately six months. Despite the jury hearing lots of incriminating evidence against Jackson they felt they couldn't convict him beyond reasonable doubt and Michael Jackson was free to continue his life, but many people still felt that Michael Jackson escaped by the skin of his teeth and even 2 jury members later came out and said they regretted acquitting him and only did so because they felt pressured by the other jury members.

Did Michael Jackson fit the profile of a pedophile?

Well let's find out shall we?

When people think of a pedophile, they have the image of a creepy looking old man wearing a rain jacket who hides in bushes outside of schools ready to kidnap children and do terrible things to them. While there are pedophiles, who hide in bushes and kidnap children the truth is 99% of them don't. Most pedophiles are normal looking and can be of any age and any gender. Pedophiles put on a fake front and present themselves to be kind and loving people who would never harm a child (this is how they usually gain access to children). Most pedophiles even go to great lengths to convince themselves that they are not bad people and are not harming children.

Below we look at some of the key characteristics that pedophiles often fit.

Characteristics of a Pedophile :

Pedophiles always appear to be nice guys who are trustworthy and respectable and have a good standing in their community.
  
Pedophiles can be any age and gender but are usually males and are over the age of 30.

Pedophiles are usually single with little or no sexual relationships with the opposite sex.

If a pedophile is married it is usually more "companion" based with no sexual relations.

Pedophiles usually have an excessive interest in children:

How much interest is excessive? If an adult has an excessive interest in other people's children and wants to be around them a lot this should raise suspicion. This is not by itself proof that somebody is a pedophile, but it is a good reason to be suspicious and this becomes even more significant when combined with other characteristics found here.