Did Jackson's Accuser Declare Star as Innocent?

ByABC News via logo
February 25, 2004, 3:58 PM

Feb. 26 -- Videographer Christian Robinson says he spent two years recording Michael Jackson and those who made it into the pop star's inner circle. Now Robinson is finally talking about what he saw during those years and about a tape that could rock the case against Jackson.

Robinson says he taped his own interview with Jackson's accuser and his family soon after Martin Bashir's documentary Living With Michael Jackson aired in February 2003.

The 24-year-old videographer says he asked them whether there had ever been any inappropriate sexual behavior between the pop star and the young boy.

"Yeah. I asked. And they answered, and they were very up front and they, of course, said absolutely not," said Robinson on ABCNEWS' Good Morning America. "All of them, every single one," he said.

Robinson claims the alleged victim, his brother, his sister and his mother all said Jackson did nothing wrong.

'Tell the Truth'

"And just to clarify that even a little bit more, during this interview I told them to speak truthfully probably more than 30 times. I kept on reminding them, I'm like I want you guys to tell the truth. You know, I know how passionate you guys are about this. I just want, I want you guys to tell your story. And they told it," Robinson told ABCNEWS' Cynthia McFadden.

Meanwhile, some of the individuals closest to the case reportedly said the boy's family didn't know about the alleged abuse when Robinson's interview was conducted. They said the boy's mother didn't know anything about claims of abuse until months after the interview was recorded.

Robinson says he felt he was doing the right thing when he shot the interview for Jackson after the Bashir documentary aired.

"In my mind, you know, I was doing an interview to show the accurate side of Michael Jackson," Robinson said.

The former Jackson employee says his hour-and-a-half interview with the boy and his family convinced him that Jackson is innocent.

"Yeah. I can't think of anything else. They were so passionate about it. They were resolute in their answers," Robinson said.