Michael Jackson ‘Second Family’ Child Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Tossed Out of Court
A federal judge says the allegations, while “horrific,” belong in confidential arbitration.
Four siblings, Edward, Dominic, Marie-Nicole, and Aldo Cascio, have had their child sex trafficking lawsuit against Michael Jackson's estate dismissed by a federal judge. According to the court's decision, all related disputes must be handled in confidential arbitration under a 2019 settlement between the family and the Jackson estate.
The judge stated that while the allegations are horrific, the court is bound by the terms of the arbitration clause. The Cascio siblings previously claimed that Michael Jackson raped and molested them as children over a decade-long period. The Jackson estate denies these claims and had previously settled with the siblings for $3.5 million in 2019 without admitting any wrongdoing.
The siblings now argue that the settlement is void and unenforceable, citing coercion. Judge Hernán D. Vera ruled that these arguments do not belong in a public courtroom and must be presented before an arbitrator.
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