he was a child. In May 2015, Judge Mitchell Beckloff dismissed the lawsuit against Jackson's estate, saying Robson's claim was "untimely". Robson also filed a suit against Jackson's corporations, which was dismissed in 2017 when the judge ruled that Jackson's corporations could not be held responsible for Robson's exposure to Jackson. In 2014, another man who had spent time with Jackson as a child, James Safechuck, filed suit with the same lawyer as Robson against Jackson's corporations. Safechuck had given sworn testimony during Jackson's 1993 allegations that he had never been molested, and said that he realized he had been abused when he heard Robson's allegations. He alleged that he had been sexually abused by Jackson more than 100 times in four years, and that he had been "brainwashed" into believing the incidents were "acts of love". In 2017, his lawsuit was dismissed by a probate court as time-barred. In a 2017 episode of the true crime series The Jury Speaks, the four featured jurors of the Jackson trial said they would still vote to acquit Jackson. In March 2019, a documentary about their allegations, Leaving Neverland, aired, triggering further examination of Jackson's legacy. In January 2020, Robson's and Safechuck's lawsuits against Jackson's corporations were revived by a California appeals court after California expanded the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits. In October 2020, Safechuck's lawsuit against Jackson's corporations were dismissed; the presiding judge ruled that there was no evidence that he had a relationship with Jackson's companies or that they had any legal duty of care to protect him from the alleged molestation. In April 2021, Robson's lawsuit against Jackson's businesses was dismissed by the L.A. County Superior Court for the same reason. Robson's attorneys said they plan to appeal the ruling. Notes References Bibliography Newberg, Debra. "Reflections and Corrections on Michael Jackson – America in the Mirror", 2010. 9780615320793, published by Newberg and Personal Promotions 2005 in California 2005 in United States case law 2000s trials 21st-century American trials Criminal trials that ended in acquittal Trial Santa Maria, California Sex crime trials False allegations of sex crimes Media bias controversies