The many faces of Michael Jackson: The Verdict
the true crime that's worth your time
Netflix's doc on Jackson's mid-aughts child-molestation trial hears out all sides. Is that the smart choice?
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The crime
Narrowly, molesting then-13-year-old Gavin Arvizo, conspiring to molest Arvizo, and giving intoxicants to Arvizo, as well as kidnapping and child abduction.
More broadly, the historical range of accusations against Michael Jackson involving sexual abuse of minors, including Jordy Chandler, Macaulay Culkin, Wade Robson, and others.
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