Michael Jackson Kept Me Out Of School to Molest Me - James Safechuck
James Safechuck, a former child star who appeared alongside Michael Jackson in a 1987 Pepsi commercial is now reportedly accusing the legendary pop singer of sexually molesting him.
Michael Jackson's link to Pepsi was infamous as the singer's hair caught fire while shooting a commercial in 1984. However, a 1987 Pepsi ad is now being linked to more controversy as a child who worked on the commercial has filed a sexual assault complaint against the late singer last week in court. He joined an existing lawsuit against the Michael Jackson estate that already included four others.
The lawyer for the latest Michael Jackson sexual molestation accuser is coming out swinging ... telling TMZ the pop star routinely made the young boy skip school so he could be "available" to MJ.
James Safechuck's lawyer, Maryann Marzano, tells TMZ ... MJ publicly flaunted his relationship with the boy, making it appear they were best friends and Safechuck was Michael's protege. The lawyer says in reality MJ was privately molesting the kid.
His testimony could prove very damaging to the Jackson side's argument:
Safechuck is expected to claim that Jackson molested him for a period of five years beginning in 1987 when he was only 10 years old.
Insiders say Safechuck had denied for years that he had been abused by Jackson, but decided to come forward after the claims made by Robson were made public.
Rumors about an inappropriate relationship between Safechuck and Jackson date back to the late 80s, at which time Jackson often made public appearances with Safechuck and other young boys.
Jackson's estate has denied Robson's claims on the grounds that his allegations are false and that he waited too long after the time of the alleged incident to pursue legal action.
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Those claims, however, couldn't be heard by the jury in 2005 as Safechuck never made a claim of sexual abuse. In May 2013, Safechuck added his name to a suit brought by Wade Robson, an Australian who defended Jackson back in 2005 but has since changed his position, alleging Jackson forced him to perform sex acts.
A source told the publication Safechuck's claim of sexual abuse is similar to Robson's, adding Safechuck claims he was molested from the age of 10 to about 14 or 15. "Once you start having children and you see what it's all about...your perspective on life changes," the source said regarding Safechuck's decision to file the suit. Lawyers representing Safechuck as well as Jackson's attorney Howard Weitzman made no comment on the allegations.
Marzano tells TMZ, "If there is still any question about the predatory nature of Michael Jackson’s so-called ‘friendships’ with young boys, it should be laid to rest by the indisputable facts of what Michael did to James Safechuck."
The specific accusations are sealed, but Marzano says the case against Michael is airtight.
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