Closing arguments heard in Jackson case
SANTA MARIA CALIF A prose cutor told jurors during clos ing arguments of the Michael Jackson trial Thursday that the pop star targeted a vulnerable cancer survivor, brought the little boy into the world of the forbidden in his bedroom and molested him. Defense attorney Thomas Mesereau countered that the accuser s family consisted of con artists actors and liars. He said prosecutors revealed the weakness of their case by attacking him during their closing argument. Whenever a prosecutor does that you know they re in trouble Mesereau told the panel which is expected to get the case today. In a methodical closing argument Senior Deputy District attorney Ron Zonen berated Jackson and his attor neys stood by the testimony of the accuser s mother and used charts and graphics to show what he said was a pattern of criminal behavior.
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