The Michael Jackson Trial

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( Spencer Weiner / LAT / December 18, 2003 )

Press gather at the Santa Maria courthouse in 2003 when Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon faced journailsts after filing charges of child molestation against Michael Jackson.

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