Michael Jackson’s molestation accuser takes lawsuit to trial 13 years after the singer’s death, what happens if he wins?
Michael Jackson has passed away June 25, 2009 and just a day after his memorial anniversary, it was reported that Wade Robson, famously interviewed in the documentary Finding Never Land, is taking the lawsuit to court.
Wade Robson found the California Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its decision following the 2021 ruling dismissing the dancer’s case.
Michael Jackson died in 2009 and his estate was sued in 2013
Since Michael Jackson had died before any trial, Robson sued the pop idol’s estate in 2013. Then The case was dismissed in 2017 After the judge ruled that the lawsuit had expired, the statute of limitations expired.
Fast forward to 2023 and a new law that extends the time for underage victims to pursue legal claims gives Robson another chance to go to court.
When the case was dismissed, Michael Jackson’s estate said: “Wade Robson has spent the last eight years making frivolous claims against him in various lawsuits Estate of Michael Jackson and related companies. Robson took almost three Dozens of testimonies and examined and presented hundreds of thousands of documents to prove his claimsyet a judge has again ruled that Robson’s claims have no merit, that no trial is necessary and that his latest case is dismissed.”
In Robson’s lawsuit, the dancer claimed so MJ sexually abused him from the age of 7 until he was 12claim that “Michael Jackson was one of the kindest and most loving people I knew. He has helped me enormously in my career and my creativity. He also sexually abused me for seven years.”.”
What happens if Robson wins?
Robson also spoke to The Guardian and claimed: “He made me feel complicit, that I wanted it at least as much, if not more, than he did. And the thing is, the abuse didn’t feel weird because it was done by this man who was like a god to me. Much of it was a confirmation for me. But what does it mean that I liked it? I’m a geek too.
That’s according to the law firm Hugh James Law “If the perpetrator died relatively recently, the victim could bring the perpetrator’s estate to court. The lawsuit would be brought against the estate, i.e. the personal representatives.”“That means the executor or executors must follow the judge’s orders.”
Michael Jackson’s estate categorically denied all allegations and wrongdoing claimed by the prosecutors.
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