Celeb Scandals

From power seats to penthouse suites, these public offenders proved the bigger they were, the harder they fell

  • MICHAEL JACKSON photo | Michael Jackson

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Updated: Friday Aug 27, 2004 | 12:00 PM EDT

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MICHAEL JACKSON

After a 2003 arrest warrant accused him of sexually molesting a 13-year-old boy and giving him an "intoxicating agent," Michael Jackson surrendered to police. Months earlier, in a British TV documentary about him, Jackson said that he had slept with "many children" at his Neverland ranch and described the practice as "the most loving thing." In April 2004, a California grand jury issued a 10-count indictment charging him with child molestation, among other crimes. Jackson, who could face 20 years in prison, has pleaded not guilty.

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