MJ's lawyer accuses James Safechuck of false sexual abuse lawsuit

Harry Weitzman said that now when the singer is not here to defend himself Safechuck is claiming accusation

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ANI New York
Last Updated : May 14 2014 | 7:53 PM IST

Michael Jackson's estate lawyer has claimed that the latest sexual abuse lawsuit by James Safechuck towards the singer are false.

Safechuck, who starred in the 1987 Pepsi commercial with king of pop, has always denied all these years that Jackson did anything inappropriate to him, New York Post reported.

Harry Weitzman, attorney for the Jackson estate, said that now when the singer is not here to defend himself Safechuck is claiming accusation.

According to the Daily Beast, sources have revealed that Safechuck alleges that he was molested from the age of 10 to about 14 or 15 and that the sex abuse claim's are similar to Wade Robson's case but with different facts and dates.

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First Published: May 14 2014 | 7:52 PM IST

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