Onetime Jackson accuser accuses father (AP) Updated: 2006-09-06 09:14
A man who as a boy accused Michael Jackson of molesting him and got a
$20 million settlement from the pop singer now has won a ruling that could bring
a trial on a claim he was attacked by his own father.
The man is seeking a restraining order against his father, who he said
"struck him on the head from behind with a 12 1/2 pound weight and sprayed his
eyes with mace or pepper spray and tried to choke him," according to an
appellate court ruling.
A state Family Court judge in Hudson County in August 2005 granted the man a
temporary restraining order, but later refused to issue a permanent order.
The two-judge appellate panel said that was a mistake.
The panel sent the case back for trial and the temporary restraining order
remains in effect.
The three-page ruling, from June 8, was reported Tuesday by the New York
Daily News.
The man's lawyer, Brian M. Schwartz, did not immediately return a message
seeking comment Tuesday and also did not respond to a request from the
newspaper.
The father's lawyer, Raoul Bustillo, told the newspaper he would not discuss
the case. He did not return a call Tuesday from The Associated Press.
The Associated Press is withholding the names of those involved to protect
the identity of the accuser in the Jackson case. The man was a teen when he made
the allegations against Jackson in 1993.
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