FBI files that show Michael Jackson might have spent $35 million to silence those he abused have come to light in the form of audio tapes, phone transcripts and private investigator reports.
There is reportedly thousands of pages of evidence that supports the “Thriller” singer indeed abused several young boys dating back to 1989.
None of the evidence reported by London’s Sunday People was shown in his 2005 sexual molestation trial. It was reportedly Jackson himself who hired private investigator Anthony Pellicano to compile the skeletons in his closet and make sure they were kept out of the public eye.
However, when Pellicano was being investigated in 2002 for bugging a series of actors, these files were uncovered. He’s now in jail, but one of his former associates admitted, “I was hired by him to find out where the fires needed putting out and, in this case, where allegations would be coming from.”
The NY Daily News notes among the shocking files uncovered were Jackson being caught fondling a young star as well as watching porn and molesting another boy. The FBI files also say he molested a young boy in his home movie theater while the victim’s mother sat rows ahead of them.
“Our reports painted the picture that Jackson was a serial child predator,” said Pellicano’s associate. The biggest payout was the reported $20 million he paid Jordan Chandler’s family.
The FBI reports suggest Jackson sexually molested at least 24 boys. One of the alleged victims, Wade Robson, recently came forward with these allegations.
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