New Alcohol Details in Jackson Case

May 28, 2004 -- Prosecutors in the child molestation case against Michael Jackson plan to use three independent witnesses to support the allegation that the entertainer gave alcohol to his alleged victim and the boy's siblings, ABC News has learned.

In addition, ABC News has learned that relatives of the alleged victim believe that Mark Geragos, Jackson's high-profile former defense attorney in the case, played a role in an alleged conspiracy to harass and intimidate the family. Last month, a grand jury charged Jackson not only with child molestation but with conspiracy.

Jackson, 45, has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges that include: felony conspiracy with 28 overt acts involving child abduction, false imprisonment, extortion; committing lewd acts upon a child; attempting to commit a lewd act; and administering an intoxicating agent to a child. The alleged victim in the case is believed to be a cancer survivor, now 14 years old, who spent time at Jackson's Neverland ranch and appeared in the British documentary Living With Michael Jackson, which was broadcast on ABC last year.

Alcohol Allegations Detailed

According to sources, two stewardesses say Jackson asked them to serve him alcohol in Coca-Cola cans on a private plane whose passengers included Jackson, and the alleged victim and his younger brother. Sources say the alleged victim claims the "King of Pop" then gave him alcohol out of those cans.

In addition, sources told ABC News, a security guard for Jackson says he saw the alleged victim drunk and stumbling around Neverland, near the area where Jackson stores his liquor. However, the guard says Jackson was not present when he saw the boy intoxicated.

Sources also tell ABC News that the family of the alleged victim says that Jackson gave the boy, his younger brother and older sister liquor far more often than previously claimed. The alleged victim was so drunk during two of the four occasions Jackson is accused of abusing him that he passed out in the pop legend's bed, the younger brother told psychologist Stan Katz. His conversation with Dr. Katz was detailed in police reports.