Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

Leno testifies in Jackson trial about scripted child’s calls

Jay Leno told jurors he found the boy’s 2000 calls scripted and not for money, supporting the defense theory of extortion. He described the boy as cancer patient seeking fame while noting he briefly involved Lou ise Palanker and later said police contacted him. The trial also heard from paralegal Mary Holzer about a separate civil suit and a threatening claim by the boy’s mother.