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: śr, 15 cze 2005, 16:10
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Lawyer: Jackson Won't Share Room with Kids Again
Lawyers from both sides of the Michael Jackson case have spoken frankly to the media about their role in the vindication of the world’s most famous man.
District Attorney Thomas Sneddon insisted he held no vendetta against the singer and said the accuser was “upset” at the verdict.
Jackson's lead attorney, Thomas Mesereau, said Tuesday that his client would be more careful and would not let children into his bedroom again because "it makes him vulnerable to false charges."
In an interview with AP the lawyer said he remains convinced that Jackson "has never molested any child." But he warned that the singer would continue to be "a convenient target for people who want to extract money or build careers at his expense."
Jackson himself remained out of sight while opposing lawyers openly attacked each other for the first time. Sneddon said he would not apologise for what he did.
"We did a damn good investigation. This jury just saw it differently," he said.
The media and defense have been critical of the DA for his openly hostile demeanour towards the pop star.
Mesereau argued that "Tom Sneddon was willing to bankrupt this county to try to win this case. I think the prosecution was blinded by zeal and not willing to step back and look objectively at their witnesses. They were so eager to win that they never properly investigated the (accuser's) family."
Sneddon shot back: "That whole idea of revenge is such nonsense," he said. "I don't feel any vindictiveness toward this man. In a lot of respects, he's a fairly pathetic person, in the sense of what he's gone through."
"We certainly did our homework," Mesereau countered in his interview, "but we did not outspend the prosecution. We did not have 70 officers to call on to do searches at various locations or have even half the number of experts they retained.”
Mesereau and colleague Susan Yu both described Jackson as the most vulnerable person they had ever met. They said he was physically exhausted following the four-month trial and needed rest before returning to the public eye.
“One of the finest human beings …”
Mesereau said he did not understand the public's willingness to believe the unfounded charges against Jackson.
"It doesn't make sense to me. He's unquestionably one of the finest human beings I've ever been privileged to know," he said. "He is very generous and caring about everyone in his life and he was very easy to work with."
The flamboyant attorney said Jackson would have to change his lifestyle because of public perceptions. "He's going to have to not let people easily enter his life. He was very generous to people who didn't deserve it," Mesereau said.
The lawyer said he was first contacted by Jackson's family after authorities raided Neverland in late 2003, although he only took the case over months later.
"I think we were on the attack from the opening bell," he said. "My strategy was to never let up."
In an interview Tuesday, Sneddon said he had spoken to Jackson’s accuser.
"I didn't have to break him the news," Sneddon said. "You'd have to be an ostrich with your head stuck in the ground not to know. He was upset. He was very down.”
He scoffed at claims that the Arvizo family was motivated by a potential civil settlement from Jackson.
"I don't think you'll find anybody in that family suing anybody," he said.
Lawyer: Jackson Won't Share Room with Kids Again
Lawyers from both sides of the Michael Jackson case have spoken frankly to the media about their role in the vindication of the world’s most famous man.
District Attorney Thomas Sneddon insisted he held no vendetta against the singer and said the accuser was “upset” at the verdict.
Jackson's lead attorney, Thomas Mesereau, said Tuesday that his client would be more careful and would not let children into his bedroom again because "it makes him vulnerable to false charges."
In an interview with AP the lawyer said he remains convinced that Jackson "has never molested any child." But he warned that the singer would continue to be "a convenient target for people who want to extract money or build careers at his expense."
Jackson himself remained out of sight while opposing lawyers openly attacked each other for the first time. Sneddon said he would not apologise for what he did.
"We did a damn good investigation. This jury just saw it differently," he said.
The media and defense have been critical of the DA for his openly hostile demeanour towards the pop star.
Mesereau argued that "Tom Sneddon was willing to bankrupt this county to try to win this case. I think the prosecution was blinded by zeal and not willing to step back and look objectively at their witnesses. They were so eager to win that they never properly investigated the (accuser's) family."
Sneddon shot back: "That whole idea of revenge is such nonsense," he said. "I don't feel any vindictiveness toward this man. In a lot of respects, he's a fairly pathetic person, in the sense of what he's gone through."
"We certainly did our homework," Mesereau countered in his interview, "but we did not outspend the prosecution. We did not have 70 officers to call on to do searches at various locations or have even half the number of experts they retained.”
Mesereau and colleague Susan Yu both described Jackson as the most vulnerable person they had ever met. They said he was physically exhausted following the four-month trial and needed rest before returning to the public eye.
“One of the finest human beings …”
Mesereau said he did not understand the public's willingness to believe the unfounded charges against Jackson.
"It doesn't make sense to me. He's unquestionably one of the finest human beings I've ever been privileged to know," he said. "He is very generous and caring about everyone in his life and he was very easy to work with."
The flamboyant attorney said Jackson would have to change his lifestyle because of public perceptions. "He's going to have to not let people easily enter his life. He was very generous to people who didn't deserve it," Mesereau said.
The lawyer said he was first contacted by Jackson's family after authorities raided Neverland in late 2003, although he only took the case over months later.
"I think we were on the attack from the opening bell," he said. "My strategy was to never let up."
In an interview Tuesday, Sneddon said he had spoken to Jackson’s accuser.
"I didn't have to break him the news," Sneddon said. "You'd have to be an ostrich with your head stuck in the ground not to know. He was upset. He was very down.”
He scoffed at claims that the Arvizo family was motivated by a potential civil settlement from Jackson.
"I don't think you'll find anybody in that family suing anybody," he said.