The jury in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial was presented with more phone records today as prosecutors sought to bolster the conspiracy portion of the case against the pop star.

ONE of Michael Jackson’s top aides cashed two cheques worth $1.5 million (€1.16m) in the weeks after his young accuser and family claim they were held captive and were to be whisked abroad, it emerged yesterday.

Michael Jackson cannot be linked directly to a flurry of telephone activity in the aftermath of Martin Bashir’s damaging documentary, it emerged today.

One of Michael Jackson’s top aides cashed two cheques worth $1.5m in the weeks after his young accuser and family claim they were held captive and were to be whisked abroad, it emerged today.

A Michael Jackson associate cashed two big cheques in early 2003 on an account controlled by him and Jackson, a bank official testified today as prosecutors neared the end of their presentation.