▁a ▁case ▁alleg ing ▁he ▁was ▁sex ually ▁ab used ▁over ▁a ▁four - year ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁realized ▁he ▁was ▁ab used ▁by ▁Jackson ▁after ▁seeing ▁Rob son ▁on ▁television . ▁A ▁prob ate ▁court ▁dismiss ed ▁his ▁suit ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Both ▁men ▁had ▁previously ▁test ified ▁that ▁Jackson ▁never ▁mol ested ▁them — Sa fe ch uck ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁investigation ▁and ▁Rob son ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁adult ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Rob son ' s ▁case ▁against ▁Jackson ' s ▁estate ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁" unt im ely ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁dismiss ed ." ▁The ▁r uling ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁judgment ▁on ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁Rob son ' s ▁accus ations . ▁Rob son ' s ▁att orney , ▁Mary ann ▁Mar z ano , ▁said ▁the ▁r uling ▁would ▁be ▁appe aled ▁and ▁the ▁accus ations ▁would ▁be ▁purs ued ▁against ▁Jackson ' s ▁business ▁entities . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁corpor ations ▁formerly ▁owned ▁by ▁Jackson ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁held ▁account able ▁for ▁Jackson ' s ▁alleg ed ▁past ▁actions . ▁Rob son ▁and ▁Sa fe ch uck ▁have ▁appe aled ▁the ▁jud icial ▁dec isions ▁regarding ▁their ▁law su its . ▁ ▁Production ▁Le aving