Mother of Jackson’s accuser takes ‘Fifth’ on payouts

THE mother of Michael Jackson’s accuser took the stand outside the jury’s presence yesterday and immediately invoked her Fifth Amendment right to not testify about welfare payments she has received.

Judge Rodney S Melville instructed jurors that the woman had invoked her right for protection from self-incrimination.

She began describing how the family met the singer while her son was battling cancer.