But defense lawyer Robert Sanger offered a blistering assessment of the prosecution case on Thursday, saying it was supported only by the testimony of liars and those who had said things on the stand that contradicted prosecution claims.
Every witness called by prosecutors to support past claims of abuse by Jackson had either sued the one-time "King of Pop" or sold stories to the tabloids, he said.
"If key witnesses have been woefully false and other witnesses have self-destructed, what is this case all about?" Sanger said.
Defense lawyers called Wade Robson, a 22-year-old, Australian-born choreographer and dancer, who had met Jackson as a child, as their first witness. |