However, a recent discovery of things that had been found by police at Jackson's Neverland Ranch estate is causing even some of the most dedicated MJ fans to abandon their hero...
COMMENTand join the discussion. What do you think of this discovery?
In 2003, Michael Jackson was accused of sexual abuse to a 13-year-old boy named Gavin Arvizo.
Jackson and Arvizo had been friends since Jackson helped him through his cancer recovery. In fact, they were so close that the two were interviewed together in a 2003 documentary, where they openly admitted to spending several nights in the same bed together.
On November 20th, Jackson was arrested in Santa Barbara.
He was charged with committing seven counts of child molestation and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent in order to carry out the molestation.
The trial began in early 2005 and didn't end until June of that year.
Throughout the year, more and more horrific stories and rumors about Jackson's relationship with minors continued to surface.
But despite several convincing witnesses and testimonies against Jackson, he was seen as not guilty by the judge.
He was found not guilty on all 14 charges of child molestation, extortion and child abduction.
However, over a decade later, a shocking development has people reconsidering his innocence.
Among one of the more disturbing discoveries was this one where a child's face has been superimposed on an adult's body in a seductive pose.
WARNING: The following page contains more graphic images of the items found in Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch.
Police also noticed a constant theme of animal cruelty in Jackson's home.
This image portrays a young nude boy holding what seems to be a dead sheep.
Another strange image depicts several dead fish in a dirty sink.
This morbid scene followed the pattern of many of the other books Jackson had in his possession.
Some of the items discovered didn't contain any nudity...
...but they still featured young boys doing adult things – like this one of a young River Phoenix smoking a cigarette.
It has yet to be explained why these findings were not brought up during the 2005 trial.
Especially considering the fact that it was not his first time being accused of sexual abuse towards a minor.
In 1993 Jackson was accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy named Jordan Chandler.
The case was eventually closed due to lack of evidence.
He was also incredibly close with famous child actor Macaulay Culkin, which didn't help the public's perception of him.
Culkin has also never mentioned experiencing anything out of the ordinary during his friendship with Jackson. However, it's well known that both he and his siblings have spent the night at Jackson's estate on numerous occasions, and it's not clear what happened on these nights.
There are still so many unanswered questions revolving around this raid, and many that may never get answered.
Like why has it been kept secret for 13 years? Why the inclusion of animal cruelty? Wouldn't this have changed the outcome of his 2005 trial?
What are your thoughts on the situation and these discoveries? COMMENTand join in on the discussion.
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