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The mystery of what happened next to the first child to accuse Michael Jackson of sex abuse finally revealed: For the first time friends tell ALISON BOSHOFF the tragic story
Just a select few movie theatre-owners got a first peek of Michael, the new biopic of Michael Jackson, at a film event last April in Las Vegas.
Well-placed sources had claimed that the closing arc of the film would retell the story of Jackson's legal battle against the family of Jordan Chandler who, aged 13, was the first to accuse the singer of sexual abuse in 1993. Sources close to the family say that he – and his parents – were genuinely in fear of their lives at the height of the scandal, and that he keeps a low profile because he continues to be apprehensive about attacks from Jackson's notoriously devoted fans. Ray Chandler, Evan's brother, said in a previous interview that his nephew and family were willing to testify in court after settling the civil case, but that prosecutors weren't ready to charge Jackson until May 1994 – four months later – and 'by then they were too scared to go ahead.
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