According to Aprodiate Jones, what convinced her of michael's innocence was watching Gavin's police tape. She found it odd that Gavin, a 13 year old boy, told police he didn't know what an "erection" or an "ejaculation" was. He also told the police, "Please don't tell my mom. She doesn't know anything about this"--yet his mom was outside waiting for him and this was AFTER they met with numerous civil lawyers. He also told the police, "I was scared to be at Neverland"--yet on the witness stand he told jurors that he was happy to be there. If someone really molested you, then why lie about little things like that? If your really a "victim", and if your telling the truth about being molested, then what's there to lie about? This convinced Aprodiate that the boy on the tape was not a victim of molestation, but was someone who was trying to ACT like a victim of molestation.
Obviously the prosecution tried to portray Gavin and his brother Star as some innocent, little boys unaware of things like sexuality and alcohol. On the stand however Mesereau exposed them. For example, Gavin claimed Michael told him that boys have to masturbate otherwise they might go crazy and rape women. However it turned out it was actually Gavin's grandmother who told him this! On the stand Gavin tried to dig his way out of this hole by claiming BOTH Michael and his grandma said the exact same thing! Yeah, right.
Also, a cousin of Michael, 12-year-old Rio Jackson testified he caught Gavin and his brother Star masturbate to a porn movie on TV when they were in the guesthouse. They even invited Rio to join! (So who is a molester?) Rio was shocked and ran off to report it to his big sister, Simone.
A maid testified she once caught Star Arvizo with a porn magazine in the park. When she asked him where did he get that from he said he brought it from home. Star once also wrote some vulgar text on a wall in Neverland. Another maid testified she saw a porn magazine in Star's backpack while she was cleaning the guest house.
Oh those innocent Arvizo boys!
During these incidents Michael was never there. In fact Rio Jackson testified Michael didn't spend much time at the Ranch during that time when the alleged molestations happened!
Mesereau also exposed Gavin as someone who used to talk back and stand up to teachers in school (that before he even met MJ). For example:
MESEREAU: Well, you got up in class and accused Teacher Geralt of having his balls in his mouth, right?
GAVIN A: His balls in his mouth?
MESEREAU: Yes.
GAVIN A: No, because I was never in one of his classes.
MESEREAU: Do you deny doing that?
GAVIN A: I don't even remember ever doing that. (p 1822 lines 14-22)
Later he admitted the incident:
GAVIN A: Actually, all of the students in there were kind of cheering me on because they all knew how Mr. Geralt is, and no one's ever stood up to him before.
MESEREAU: But you stood up to the teacher, right?
GAVIN A: I was already standing up, so --
MESEREAU: Excuse me? I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said.
GAVIN A: I guess so.
MESEREAU: You did stand up to Teacher Geralt, right?
GAVIN A: Yes. (p 1824 lines 7-17)
MESEREAU: You confronted him, right?
GAVIN A: Yes, after he had brought himself down to my level by doing those things. By not -- see, because I believe teachers are higher than me because I'm just a student. When a teacher does something like that and makes fun of me and tries to say I'm on drugs, he's no longer the level of a teacher, he's come down to my level.
MESEREAU: And you were angry about that, right?
GAVIN A: Um, I felt as if he was -- didn't deserve respect as a teacher.
MESEREAU: Didn't deserve respect as a teacher?
GAVIN A: No.
MESEREAU: Okay. So you did not respect him because you didn't think he deserved it, right?
GAVIN A: I didn't respect him as a person. (p 1824 18-28; p 1825 lines 1-5)
GAVIN A: I don't really remember what I said. It probably happened, because a lot of times there was -- I would stand up to the teacher. A lot of the kids would kind of congratulate me, and then --
MESEREAU: You were kind of a hero for standing up to teachers?
GAVIN A: Sometimes. (p 1830 lines 11-17)
Just think about it. Is this kid, who was a "hero" for classmates for standing up and talking back to teachers, so innocent and so easily victimized and molested? Gimme a break!
