MICHAEL JACKSON VERDICT- NEWS COVERAGE -2005

dict. The jury deliberated for about 32 hours over seven days. On the initial vote, nine jurors voted to acquit Jackson, while three voted guilty. On June 13, 2005, they returned a verdict of not guilty on all charges. The jury of eight women and four men concluded that the evidence was not sufficient beyond any reasonable doubt that Jackson was a predatory child molester who groomed his alleged victim with liquor and porn and then groped him. The jurors found him not guilty on all 10 counts. The sensational 15-week trial ended in early afternoon as the court clerk read the verdicts and repeatedly stated that the jury found the 46-year-old Jackson “not guilty.” In the courtroom, fans openly wept, and so did several of the jurors, who later described the scene as filled with emotion and a release of pent-up tensions. Jackson's mother wrapped her arms around Tito, one of her sons. The prosecutors leaned back, as if stunned. Footage from CNN/ FOX. #MICHAELJACKSON