CNN reports:
The boy who accuses singer Michael Jackson of molesting him grew up in a turbulent family where violence "was a daily occurrence," according to court documents filed by the boy's mother two years ago upon her divorce from the boy's father. . . .
[T]he court documents, filed October 16, 2001, with the Los Angeles Superior Court, included the filing of a temporary restraining order by the boy's mother against her husband in which she alleged that he "has assaulted or attempted to assault me or another member of my household ... caused, threatened or attempted bodily injury to me or another member of my household" and "made me or another member of my household afraid of physical or emotional harm. . . ."
[H.] Russell Halpern, who represented the father during the divorce, said the father pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor domestic abuse charges. At the same time, the attorney said the mother is "very vindictive" and "deceitful" . . . .
"[T]he father has told me in the past that his children will say and do whatever their mother tells them to do," the lawyer told CNN.
This is going to get much worse before it gets better. Details here from CNN.