Apr 30, 2019
The day you start making that excuse for victims and saying well—we have to believe them anyway because it’s probably just trauma—we have to believe them anyway—well THAT IS THE DEATH OF JUSTICE! JUSTICE DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE! The day you start saying it doesn’t matter if an accuser has all their facts wrong and its proven to be telling a story that can’t be true we should just convict the person anyway because it’s just trauma—that basically means that no innocent person can ever be acquitted again!
The explosive and powerful comments quoted above were made on
this episode of The Authority by Michael Jackson writer and
historian and award-winning investigative journalist Charles
Thomson. Thomson, based in the UK, has written about Michael
Jackson for over a decade. He’s covered and written about Jackson’s
music and legacy in multiple publications and books.
But what he’s most known for regarding Jackson is providing years
of in-depth and investigative journalism on the allegations of
child sexual abuse that has been levied against the singer in life
and unfortunately years after his death. Thomson is one of the
leading authorities on Michael Jackson in the world.
He’s also been a loud and harsh critic of the controversial
documentary HBO’s Leaving Neverland. In the documentary 2 men, Wade
Robson and James Safechuck, accuse Jackson of molesting them when
they were children.
On the show I will talk to Thomson about his critique of the
documentary and his thoughts about the main participants of the
film, Wade Robson, James Safechuck and Leaving Neverland director
Dan Reed. The explosive and powerful statements quoted above are
just a portion of what he expresses about Leaving Neverland, the
accusers and the widespread condemnation of Jackson in America and
around the world that Thomson believes is extremely excessive,
one-sided, unfair and unjust.
We also discuss other high-profile cases he’s covered related to child sexual abuse in which he’s won many awards for in the UK. Enjoy the show!