| Record | OBS-0849 |
|---|---|
| Category | Government/Cover-ups |
| Status | UNPROVEN |
| Summary | A theory that law enforcement, particularly the Santa Barbara Police, manipulated evidence and coerced witnesses during the 2005 child molestation trial, leading to a wrongful prosecution that broke Jackson's spirit and contributed to his later death. |
| Origin | Aphrodite Jones, a journalist, claimed after the 2005 trial that police fed lines to the accuser and that the trial's aftermath physically and mentally destroyed Jackson. |
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| Evidence / consensus | Jackson was acquitted of all charges in 2005. There is no evidence of police misconduct in the case, and the claim that the trial caused his death is speculative. The official cause of death was propofol intoxication. |
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