Leak: 2003 raid found porn in Jackson’s house
Michael Jackson had a disturbing collection of pornography, including images of children and animals, according to documents reportedly obtained by Radar Online.
Authorities raided Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in 2003 as part of the investigation into child molestation allegations against Jackson. During that raid, deputies from the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department allegedly found pornography that included children’s faces superimposed on adult bodies, materials used to desensitize children for abuse, and pictures of nude young adults and adolescents. Other images reportedly featured S&M, child torture and animal torture, according to Radar.
One of Jackson’s prosecutors, former Santa Barbara Senior Assistant District Attorney Ron Zonen, reportedly told Radar, “A lot of this stuff was used to desensitize the children, and Michael admitted taking one child after another into bed with him for long periods of time. We identified five different boys, who all made allegations of sexual abuse. There’s not much question in my mind that Michael was guilty of child molestation.”
Jackson was acquitted of allegedly molesting then13-year-old Gavin Arvizo in 2005. The “Thriller” singer died of cardiac arrested in 2009.
When reached for comment by Vanity Fair, the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department released a statement, saying it did not release any of the photographs and documents to the media, but that some of them appeared to be copies of police reports and photographs taken from Jackson’s house. It also said all the evidence the department had was turned over to both prosecutors and defense attorneys as part of the normal discovery process.