The 2 males who filed separate sexual abuse lawsuits towards the property of the now-deceased Michael Jackson at the moment are asking a decide to mix their circumstances and permit them to go to trial collectively.
In line with courtroom paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, alleged victims Wade Robson, 41, and James Safechuck, 36, wish to be a part of forces in a long-simmering courtroom battle to carry the Billie Jean singer accountable for the alleged abuse they endured on the Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara and different areas.
“This movement is made on the grounds that each one actions come up out of the identical sort of dangerous, abusive, course of conduct, by the identical Defendants, on the identical areas and bodily locations, within the presence of the identical workers, employed by Defendants, throughout the identical time interval, in a sample of abuse that was frequent to each Plaintiffs,” their legal professionals said in courtroom paperwork.
“All issues contain frequent questions of legislation and truth; all issues will contain the identical witnesses and their respective testimonies, and two separate trials may additionally lead to completely totally different verdicts and a waste of judicial assets,” the movement learn.
“Full consolidation and a single trial for all of those issues will considerably scale back redundant prices and delays and additional serve the pursuits of judicial financial system and comfort of all of these concerned.”
As RadarOnline.com beforehand reported, Robson who was prominently featured within the HBO docuseries Leaving Neverland, bought an enormous break in August when the California Court docket of Appeals reversed a 2021 determination that tossed out his lawsuits towards Jackson’s MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures.
Safechuck, who appeared in Jackson’s 1988 Pepsi business at age 10 filed his personal lawsuit in Might claiming the Clean Legal singer allegedly molested him throughout the notorious 1988 Dangerous Tour.
The hitmaker’s property was anticipated to enchantment the choice to the California Supreme Court docket – however for now, a trial convention on the movement is ready for February 28 earlier than Choose Mark A. Younger.
The singer’s late lawyer Howard Weitzman has beforehand scoffed at Robson’s and Safechuck’s claims.
“It is a younger man who has testified no less than twice below oath over the previous 20 years and mentioned in quite a few interviews that Michael Jackson by no means did something inappropriate to him or with him,” Weitzman mentioned beforehand about Robson.
Weitzman referred to as Safechuck’s claims “false and “scurrilous.”
Robson charged he was allegedly molested throughout a interval of seven years after the singer allegedly made sexual advances inside the huge amusement park-styled dwelling.
Jackson, who died from an overdose at age 50 in 2009, allegedly inspired Robson to name him “Dad” whereas the singer affectionately referred to as him “Son.” Robson got here ahead in 2012 after struggling a number of nervous breakdowns.
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Safechuck charged he was abused inside Jackson’s Century Metropolis apartment dubbed “The Hideout” and the singer allegedly staged a mock wedding ceremony, full with rings and a mock marriage certificates.
“Defendants knew this improper sexual conduct up to now, and/or had been persevering with to interact in such conduct with Plaintiffs, and did not take affordable steps, and implement affordable safeguards, to keep away from such conduct by Jackson sooner or later,” the courtroom paperwork said.
“In each the Safechuck and Robson circumstances, there will probably be proof of fee by the MJJ Defendants to different baby intercourse abuse victims of Michael Jackson…. Each Robson and Safechuck’s complaints go on to allege that Defendants facilitated Michael Jackson’s sexual abuse of kids. Each circumstances allege that Defendants hid the info regarding Jackson’s sexual misconduct from plaintiffs, their mother and father, and legislation enforcement authorities.”