Investigators found creepy life-size dolls of children inside Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch during 2003 raid
Odd collection included Peter Pan merchandise and pictures of child star Shirley Temple
THESE are the sickening pictures of the life-size child dolls that Michael Jackson stashed inside his Neverland Mansion.
The images were taken during California police’s 2003 raid of the “Thriller” singer’s home.
The pop superstar was being investigated for child molestation.
The childlike mannequins had been dressed by Jackson in denim jackets and sneakers.
Some of the dolls were positioned as if they were talking to each other.
One of the creepy mannequins was set up to do a shoulder stand on top of a giant red and gold throne.
The terrifying collection was found in a cluttered room filled with Disney memorabilia and children’s toys.
The international superstar also had a signed picture of Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin.
His message read: “Don’t leave me alone in the house.”
Many of the Disney merchandise was from the animated film Peter Pan.
Jackson named his mansion after the fantasy island from JM Barrie’s tale, where children never grow up.
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The singer also seemed to be a big fan of actress Shirley Temple.
Jackson owned a cardboard cut-out of Temple as a child, as well as a number of pictures of the “Bright Eyes” star.
Many books and documents found by police in 2003 were used in the infamous trial of Michael Jackson.
Police said that there were at least seven collections of pictures of nude or partially clothed boys in their teens.
One series of pictures, by photographer Wilhelm von Gloeden, is described in court papers as “Nude photos of teenage boys from late 1800s.”
Jackson turned himself into police after an arrest warrant was made.
An investigator told Radar Online: “The documents exposed Jackson as a manipulative, drug-and-sex-crazed predator who used blood, gore, sexually explicit images of animal sacrifice and perverse adult sex acts to bend children to his will.
“He also had disgusting and downright shocking images of child torture, adult and child nudity, female bondage and sadomasochism.”
He continued: “Based on my training, this type of material can be used as part of the "grooming" process, by which people (those seeking to molest children) lower the inhibitions of their intended victims and facilitate the molestation of said victims.”
Santa Barbara District Attorney Ron Zonen said: “A lot of this stuff was used to desensitize the children, and Michael admitted taking one child after another into bed with him for long periods of time.”
He told Radar: “We identified five different boys, who all made allegations of sexual abuse. There’s not much question in my mind that Michael was guilty of child molestation.”
Jackson was acquitted of seven counts of child molestation and two felony counts of providing an intoxicant to a minor under the age of 14 in 2005.
He was put on trial after 13-year-old cancer survivor Gavin Arvizo came forward to say that Jackson had molested him.
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