Wade Robinsons Testimony From Santa Maria Court May 5 2005
Shortly after the motion hearing, the much anticipated first defense witness Wade J Robson took the stand. Robson, who is a 22 year old dancer and film director upon direct examination by defense attorney Tom Mesereau, denied ever being touched inappropriately or being molested by Jackson.
Mr. Robson, did Michael Jackson ever molest you at any time?” Mr. Mesereau.
“Absolutely not,” Robson said.
“Did he ever touch you in a sexual way?” asked the attorney.
“No, not ever,” said Robson.
“Did Michael Jackson ever touch your body inappropriately at any time?” asked Mesereau.
“No,” said Robson.
Robson testified that he had stayed at Jacksons Neverland ranch over 20 times and slept in his bedroom on many visits bar only about three to four times.
A former Jackson maid Blanca Francia, the mother of a boy who got a multimillion-dollar settlement from Jackson in the 1990s after accusing the star of molestation, testified previously that she once saw Jackson showering with Robson.
Robson said he had never showered with Jackson.
Asked what he did when he stayed in Jackson’s room, Robson said they played video games, watched movies and talked.
“We have pillow fights every now and again,” Robson said.
On cross-examination, Deputy District Attorney Ron Zonen attacked Robson’s story.
“What you’re really telling us is that nothing happened while you were awake,” the prosecutors said.
“I’m telling you nothing happened,” said the witness.
Asked if something might have happened while he was asleep, Robson said, “I think something like that would wake me up.”
Zonen then marched up to an unfaltering Robson at the witness stand carrying two books seized from Jacksons ranch in 1993. One book showed pictures of nude boys while the other showed men in sexual acts.
Zonen asked Robson to look at the book about boys and asked if he would be concerned about a person who owns such a book sharing a bed with a boy.
“No,” Robson said. “To me it’s not a pornographic book. It’s just a book.”
But when shown the book depicting men in sex acts, the witness appeared taken aback.
“Would you be concerned with a man who possesses that book crawling into bed with a 10-year-old boy?” Zonen asked.
Robson paused and said quietly, “Yes.”
Mesereau quickly countered, asking Robson if he would feel differently if he knew that Jackson also had a collection of 10 years’ worth of Playboy, Hustler and other heterosexual magazines.
Robson said he would feel differently and would no longer be concerned about it.
Mesereau also pointed to a woman in the courtroom and said, “Mr. Robson, that is your fiancee right there, correct?”
“Yes,” said the witness.
“You are heterosexual, correct?” Mesereau asked.
“Yes,” Robson said.
During the cross-examination, Robson acknowledged that Jackson helped him move from Australia to the United States in September 1991 and that he was grateful for the help.
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