Jackson jurors 'may consider past allegations' - Judge

The judge in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial said jurors may consider allegations of past wrongdoing against the pop star as long as they conclude the allegations are true.

The decision was one of several reached yesterday by Judge Rodney S. Melville as he and lawyers in the case tried to work out instructions the jury will receive before beginning deliberations, likely this week. Jackson was not in court.