SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Investigators in 1993 spoke with a second child who claimed to have been molested by Michael Jackson, but no charges were ever filed, a retired sheriff said.
Former Santa Barbara County Sheriff Jim Thomas said late Thursday that the child was reluctant to testify and the case did not go anywhere.
He said the molestation was at a lower level than the other alleged victim in 1993, a boy who eventually ended cooperation with authorities after his family secured a reported multimillion-dollar civil settlement with the pop superstar.
Felony charges would not have been filed against Jackson involving the second alleged victim, Thomas said.
The second child could have been used as a corroborating witness if the primary victim had testified in court, he added.
