SANTA BARBARA, Nov 19: Michael Jackson was ordered on Wednesday to surrender to California authorities to face multiple charges of child molestation, police said.

But authorities refused to reveal any details of the case against the pop superstar.

“An arrest warrant for Mr. Jackson has been issued on multiple counts of child molestation. The bail amount on the warrant has been set at $3 million.

“There is a warrant outstanding and in a very short period of time there will be charges filed against Mr. Jackson,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Jim Anderson told a news conference at which he and other officials declined to say if one or more children were involved.—Reuters