EXCLUSIVE: Father Of Michael Jackson Accuser Committed Suicide
Posted on Nov 17, 2009 @ 06:52PM
The father of a boy who sued Michael Jackson and accused him of sexual molestation died by committing suicide, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Evan Chandler, formerly a Beverly Hills dentist, shot himself in the head. He was found dead in Jersey City, N.J.
Jersey City Police Department spokesman Stan Eason told RadarOnline.com: “Evan Chandler’s body was found at 5.35 pm on November 5 by the concierge at his luxury apartment building in Jersey City. We have ruled it as suicide because he was found with a gun held to his body and had a single bullet wound to the side of his head. Mr. Chandler was 65.
EXCLUSIVE: Father of Michael Jackson Molestation Accuser Dead
“There was no note found in the apartment but officers did find medication in keeping with a serious medical condition. A doctor based at Colanta Hematology in Bayonne, NJ, had called the concierge, asking him check on Mr. Chandler’s apartment as Mr. Chandler had missed an appointment. It was thanks to the concierge’s actions that Mr. Chandler’s body was discovered. Mr. Chandler’s body has now been returned to his family.”
In the early 1990s, Chandler reported Jackson to authorities in both Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, charging the King of Pop with molesting his son, then 13.
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The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office launched a 13-month probe into the allegations and convened a grand jury to look into the sexual abuse charges.
In 1994, the boy gave police audio-taped evidence alleging abuse by Jackson. The boy and his father also brought a civil lawsuit against Jackson.
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But the case never went to trial because the boy received a civil settlement for “personal injuries arising out of claims of negligence” from the superstar.
Both parties signed a confidentiality agreement, promising not tot talk about the case or the multi-million-dollar settlement.
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Comments
@ahenobarbi, you are so correct cuz i've been in the same situation and I did everything i could to avoided the person. everytime i saw the person i would find somewhere to hide; there was nothing that could have gotten me in the same room as him.
Posted Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:02pm
Most molestation victims are violated by the people they love the most! This is why it is so sick! Michael's karma caught up with him eventually!!
Posted Fri, 11/20/2009 - 6:57am
read evan had also undergone multiple facial surgery. what for?
Posted Wed, 11/18/2009 - 4:56am
To avoid Michael Jackson fans who wanted to kill him for standing up to a child molester!
Posted Wed, 11/18/2009 - 9:55pm
so he wouldn't be recognized.
Posted Wed, 11/18/2009 - 12:54pm
AMEN TO ALL OF THE COMMITS
Posted Wed, 11/18/2009 - 12:38am
Hay America? Buy a freakin clue ok? I'll spot cha 1..Now if the media,reporting on a court case is NOTaloud in the COURT ROOM then where in the hell do ya think their getting their info from?!
Posted Tue, 11/17/2009 - 11:56pm
The media is allowed in the court room if the judge allows it. Remember the OJ Simpson trial?
Posted Fri, 11/20/2009 - 6:59am
A lot of what they were reporting was what was going on outside of the court. Remember pajama drama days?? They dwelled on this to make more drama. Ever wonder why court TV is no more, funny how it ended after this trial!!
Posted Wed, 11/18/2009 - 7:44am
R u kidding me with this?A suppossed omni-intelligent society taking the word of OBVIOUSLY uninformed media hype?OH NOOOO!This has NOTHING to do with money...
Posted Tue, 11/17/2009 - 11:51pm