Jackson cleared of all charges

Published June 14, 2005

SANTA MARIA (Calif), June 13: Pop star Michael Jackson was found not guilty on Monday of molesting a 13 year-old boy in 2003 and was acquitted of conspiracy and alcohol charges. The jury in central California cleared the star of all charges after a bitter four-month trial that could have ended in nearly 20 years prison for one of the world’s best known entertainers.

Jackson had stood trial on 10 counts including molestation, plying the boy with alcohol and conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion.—Reuters

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