It is frustrating, I know. I believe the truth will come out. And I know Soso Def has explained to the best of her abilities about this case. But the one thing that get's me is WHY HE HAD TO SETTLE? That is what most people don't understand including me.
i've refrained from posting in here again cause i am of the feeling to let sleeping dogs lie, but maybe this will help.
Geraldine Hughes was the sole legal secretary who worked for Barry Rothman, representing jordan's dad. she was in the enemy's camp. after all was said and done she wrote a book about the extortion her boss and jordan's dad cooked up against Michael called Redemption. she didnt put the book out until 10 years after the case. her conscience would not let her let it alone.
She goes into a lot of detail about the civil lawsuit, which is what was settled on.
She said the civil suit had
nothing to do with the criminal investigation. She said people thought Michael bought his way out of the criminal investigation, but that is not so. The criminal investigation did in fact go on regardless of the civil suit. The settlement had NO EFFECT on the outcome of the criminal investigation.
There is so much detail in that book that I can't post it all here without this becoming a book, but suffice it to say Michael's civil rights were trampled on by a number of motions filed and rulings by the courts that removed constitutional protections that are afforded to everyone else, except him. if you get the book just skip to page 113 for the play by play.
the judge presiding over the criminal suit was in cahoots with sneddon's office, and the da was being given unprecedented access. what happened to Michael was unconstitutional and the whole thing was a set up to frame him.
the da eventually had to drop the criminal investigation, not because of the civil settlement, but because they had no case. she said 400 witnesses were interviewed, two grand juries were held, a lot of money was spent over an 8 month investigation when they ended, but they
left the case open for 6 YEARS after the investigation just in case they could get ONE CORROBORATING WITNESS, WHICH
THEY NEVER DID. they would have kept it open indefinitely except there is a statute of limitations.
out of all those witnesses, out of all that money spent, after two grand juries went through every piece of non-evidence sneddon and associates could pull together from all those raids on NVL, his other residences, and his family's residences, no evidence to prove the case, and NOT ONE CORROBORATING WITNESS. just one child out of the tens of thousands that visited NVL and had come into contact with Michael over his lifetime.
one child whose dad who before he filed the case had secretly tried to get Michael to give him $20 million dollars, and threatened him if he didn't he was going to ruin him. This is called Blackmail.
Michael refused. this is before this ever went anywhere, all behind closed doors, the kid's dad's lawyer and Michael's representative.
she also says for those who are not familiar with the legal system, a settlement is the most preferred way to resolve a dispute, not going to court. she said it has never been recognized in the legal field that a settlement is an admission of guilt. further the courts require parties to participate in mandatory settlement conferences (i.e. mediation) before going to trial.
ok this pretty much became a book, but i hope that helps. if not get the book. she answers your questions in a lot more detail than i can here.
