In 1994, California law prevented a criminal trial from taking place after a civil trial for the same offense. For those who don’t know, a criminal trial means going through a judicial process where you are found guilty or not, and depending on that, you go to jail. A civil trial means monetary compensation, that is, paying money.
Michael Jackson is innocent and wanted everything to be fair. He was advised by his lawyers, and He resolved this through a civil trial, meaning an out-of-court settlement for the Chandlers to receive millions of dollars. But here’s something many fans wonder: why didn’t Michael Jackson agree to a criminal trial? This way, Michael wouldn’t have to pay anything, and if he was innocent, the trial would have proven it.
Well, here’s the answer: in a criminal trial, Michael is investigated. He would be found innocent, and in this type of trial, money isn’t sought; justice is sought. Keep in mind that if Michael Jackson had been found guilty, he would have gone to jail, but the Chandlers wouldn’t have received any money because, in a sense, justice would have been served.
Besides, the criminal process would be very long, as there would be an investigation and a trial, which would have temporarily halted Michael Jackson’s career. But it doesn’t end there, and I hope that you are all gradually understanding what this is all about, since I know that there are also nine, ten, and eleven-year-old boys and girls watching this video.
From the beginning, the proposal to hold a The civil suit was brought by Jordan’s father, Evan Chandler, who demanded $20 million from Michael Jackson. Now, we all wonder, if his son was abused, why is the father asking for money instead of seeking justice for his son? What kind of father is that today? Think about it. Evan Chandler admitted to his lawyer that under no circumstances would they go to a criminal trial, and they did everything possible to prevent it.
They even fired the Chandlers’ first lawyer, Gloria Hred, who from the beginning had been requesting a criminal trial to get justice for Jordan. But the father fired her, and Larry Feldman took over to continue what would become the civil suit. Evan Chandler requested a private meeting with Michael Jackson in August 1993, and that both lawyers attend.
This meeting was to demand $20 million so that the accusation wouldn’t be made public. However, Michael refused from the beginning to pay that amount since he was innocent of all those accusations. After this meeting, seeing that Michael absolutely refused to pay Nothing. Chandler made the accusations public after telling everything to a psychiatrist at the Department of Child Services.
From that moment on, the accusations were made known to the whole world through magazines, newspapers, news stories, television, and radio. At that time, the situation was already quite critical for Michael Jackson. So, they did everything possible to hold a criminal trial before the civil trial.
The process was going to be long, but it would prove that Michael Jackson was innocent and shouldn’t have to pay anything at all. But unfortunately, that right to a fair trial was prevented by the judge, who decided to favor Jordan Chandler because he was a minor under 14 years old. In this way, he was granted the right to have a civil trial within 120 days.
At that time, the media and public opinion were against Michael Jackson, and on top of that, the civil trial was forced to accept and settle out of court for the amount of between 13 and 15 million dollars. The exact payment is unknown to this day since that is quite private, although the media says between 13 and 15 million dollars, but not.
It’s an exact amount. That agreement they made clearly states that Michael Jackson was innocent of all charges and under no circumstances is it considered an admission of guilt. The only ones who accept that Michael Jackson was guilty and paid money to be quiet are those who are now unjustly blaming Michael Jackson again.
However, despite this agreement, Michael Jackson continued to be investigated in two different courts. Let’s remember that during the investigation, after all these atrocities were made public, the district attorney organized several unannounced police raids on all of Michael Jackson’s residences. Police searches were conducted, he was photographed completely naked, including photographs of his genitals, and hundreds of children and witnesses were interviewed.
They were never able to find a single piece of evidence to incriminate Michael; no proof was found. On the other hand, the Chandlers, after the payment, no longer wanted to testify or cooperate with the justice system. This confirms that the only thing that family was looking for was money, which, by the way, didn’t come from Michael Jackson but rather from an insurance company that took care of absolutely the entire payment.
Let’s not forget that before paying, Michael Jackson was completely willing to go through all that. Through a legal process, we’re talking about a trial like the one in 2005. All he wanted at that time was to prove his innocence, but they wouldn’t allow it. The judge sided with the Chandlers, and they only requested a civil trial where Michael would have to reach an agreement with the family.
That’s why he ended up paying that amount of money. However, let’s remember that 20 million dollars was absolutely nothing for Michael Jackson compared to all the wealth he had at that time. After his death in 2009, the FBI published all the investigation documents following the accusations from 1993 to 2005.
The difference between those two dates is that in 2005, Michael Jackson accepted a criminal trial so that his innocence could be fully demonstrated. And that’s how, in 2005, he was found not guilty of the 14 charges against him, and to this day, almost 10 years after his death, no evidence of any crime has been found.
Something I’m clear about, and that’s why I’m still here on YouTube. Speaking of Michael Jackson, he was one of the most persecuted and humiliated people in the world, subjected to countless lies and fabricated stories. He underwent various investigations to prove his innocence, clear his name, and preserve his legacy.
But despite this, and despite the existence of hundreds of completely genuine documents proving Michael Jackson’s innocence, people choose to believe a four-hour documentary featuring only two people with pathetic faces, claiming they were abused. And despite all this, people doubt Michael Jackson’s innocence. All I can say is that every day I realize we live in a world full of prejudice and ignorance.
The evidence is out there on the internet; there are many documents and many witnesses who, to this day, continue to speak highly of Michael Jackson. But people prefer to believe a documentary where the only evidence consists of some audio recordings and faxes that, incidentally, say absolutely nothing.
