Jackson defence to target credibility of accuser’s mother

MICHAEL JACKSON’S defence team plans to vigorously attack the credibility of the mother of the boy whose allegations led to last week’s arrest of the pop superstar.

In addition to videos in which the mother and son say they love Jackson and have never seen any inappropriate behaviour, sources said there are written statements echoing those sentiments, which were signed late in February by the boy and his mother in front of Jackson's attorney, Mark Geragos.

Jackson was booked on Thursday on suspicion of child molestation and released from the Santa Barbara sheriff's office after posting $3 million bail.