I believe, from what little I've heard, the jury believed MJ was in fact a paedophile, but they had to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he had abused this teen when the boy was 13 years old.
They got the impression, mainly from the boy mother's testimony, that she did it just for money. They got the impression she had put her own child in harm's way to sue MJ later for millions and millions.
From the evidence they saw, the jury could not decisively come to the conclusion that MJ had abused this boy.
And that was what this case was all about. Not about MJ's lifestyle, but whether he had abused this boy when the kid was 13 years old.
Remember, the time of witch and communists trials is over, people.
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