Michael Jackson’s estate is facing a new wave of sexual abuse allegations against the late pop star. This time, it comes from four brothers in New Jersey who allege that they were groomed and abused for years, all of which were willingly made possible by the many mediators in Jackson’s inner circle.
The lawsuit was filed in February in Los Angeles federal court by four siblings, three brothers and one sister. The case gained attention Friday after the plaintiffs gave extensive interviews to the New York Times about abuse allegations and legal maneuvers made by Jackson’s family long after his death in 2009.
The complaint names Jackson’s estate and its attorneys, John Branca and John McClain, as well as private investigator Herman Weisberg. The complaint alleges that Weisberg and other attorneys affiliated with Jackson were falsely presented to the Cascio family as representing their interests in settlement negotiations with the estate. The complaint contains disturbing details about abuse that Jackson allegedly committed while traveling in the United States and abroad on a concert tour. The lawsuit alleges that Jackson also abused his four siblings at his home in New Jersey, where he was visiting with his children.
“For more than a decade, Michael Jackson was a serial child predator who drugged, raped, and sexually assaulted Plaintiffs, some of them from the age of 7 or 8. Jackson’s attacks on these brothers continued over an extended period of time, including in locations around the world and when Jackson and his children were guests at Plaintiffs’ parents’ homes,” the complaint states.
The plaintiffs, now adults, are Edward Joseph Cascio, Dominique Savini Cascio, Marie-Nicole Porte, and Aldo Cascio. The complaint states that the family came into contact with the superstar through his father, who allegedly worked at “an upscale hotel where Jackson frequently stayed.” The brothers claim the abuse began when they were seven years old and continued into their teens.
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(Photo: Michael Jackson in 1993)
