Singer arrives at court

(19 Apr 2005) APTN Santa Maria, 19 April 2005 1. Wide shot black limousines pulling up in front of courthouse 2. Prosecutor entering the courtroom 3. Various of singer Michael Jackson walking from his car to the courthouse 4. Jackson entering the courthouse and walking into a side room 5. Wide of Jackson's defence team entering the courthouse 6. Mother of Michael Jackson's accuser entering the courtroom 7. Jackson entering the courtroom JACKSON DEFENSE CHALLENGES PHOTOS OF ACCUSER'S MOTHER Singer Michael Jackson arrived at court in Santa Maria on Tuesday, as his accuser's mother faced her fifth day on the witness stand. The singer's defense attorney began by challenging the authenticity of photographs that appeared to show Janet Arvizo with severe bruises from an alleged beating by store security guards that led to her family receiving more than $150,000 US Dollars in a lawsuit settlement. The incident occurred in 1998 and is unrelated to the molestation case facing Jackson but has arisen as a test of the mother's credibility. Jackson's defense claims his accuser's family has a history of false claims. The mother, who was on the stand over a period of five days, finally concluded her testimony at midmorning. After brief testimony by a detective, the accuser's grandmother was called to testify. The woman had undergone a tough cross-examination by Mesereau on Monday before prosecutor Ron Zonen startled the courtroom with the photographs and elicited testimony about the alleged beating. Jurors also saw a picture of Jackson's accuser, Gavin Arvizo, after the incident. The boy, aged 8 at the time of the August 1998 incident, was photographed with his arm in a sling. The portrayal of the mother as a victim contrasted sharply with the defense effort to paint her as a con artist. Jackson is accused of molesting Gavin Arvizo - a teenage cancer patient - in February or March 2003, giving the boy alcohol and conspiring to hold the boy's family captive to get them to rebut the "Living With Michael Jackson" documentary in which Jackson said he let children sleep in his bed but it was innocent. Find out more about AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e2c72e5918ea494…

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