The Mothers and sisters of the two men who testified in court on Thursday took the stand yesterday.
Two mothers testified at Michael Jackson's trial that they trusted the singer enough to let their sons sleep in his bed and were convinced that no molestation ever occurred.Prosecutors allege that Wade Robson and Brett Barnes were victims of molestation by Michael Jackson in the early 90's, allegations the two men have denied under oath. The Defence called their Mothers and sisters to corroborate their claims, first to testify was Robson's Mother Joy.
She testified about Michael as a close family friend, "I've known Michael for a long time. I've spent many hours talking to him about everything. I feel like he's a member of my family. I trust him. I trust him with my children," said Robson, whose 22-year-old son, Wade Robson, told jurors earlier that he was never molested by Jackson.
"He's a very special person," she added. "He's not the boy next door. He's Michael Jackson. He's very unique. He has a very pure personality. To know him is to love him and to trust him."
The witness also discussed the Mother of the '93 Accuser, "My impression of (June Chandler) is she wanted to be mistress of Neverland. She would order the staff around like she owned it. My impression of (her) is she was a gold-digger," said Robson.
Robson said she had been at Jackson's Neverland ranch with the boy and his mother but spoke to them only a few times.
Under cross-examination, District Attorney Tom Sneddon then asked whether Robson was jealous of the woman "because she replaced you."
"Absolutely not," the witness replied.
Sneddon also suggested that Robson ingratiated herself with Jackson because she thought he could help her son get into show business. Robson denied that.
Asked by Sneddon if she recalled being upset on Mother's Day 1990 because she didn't see her son all day and then found out he had been sleeping, she said yes.
But when the prosecutor asked if she remembered telling a member of the Neverland staff that she thought Jackson was separating her from her son, she said no.
Robson's daughter, Chantal Robson, testified that she slept in Jackson's room with her brother four times as a child. She said she saw Jackson hug children and kiss them on the cheek, but she never saw anything of a sexual nature.
She and her mother acknowledged Jackson was helpful to the family when they came to the United States from Australia, paying a balance on their car and lending them $10,000, which was never repaid.
Barnes, who is from Melbourne, Australia, said she and her family got to know Jackson after her son wrote him a letter. She said she allowed her son to travel around the world with Jackson on a tour because she believed it would be a learning experience.
Brett Barnes' sister, Karlee Barnes, testified that Jackson had flown her and her family from Australia to testify at the trial and they were staying at Neverland.
Barnes also used the word trust in her statement. Her son, Brett Barnes, testified Thursday that nothing improper happened when he shared Jackson's bed.
"I trusted him implicitly," she said of Jackson. "He's a very nice person. You just know when you can trust someone."
Source: AP/eMJey