SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Jackson's 12-year-old cousin testified in the singer's child molestation trial that he saw Jackson's accuser steal wine and money and secretly watch pornography on television while fondling himself.
Rijo Jackson said the accuser's brother - a key prosecution witness - also took part in the misbehavior during visits to Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch.
The defense elicited the testimony Wednesday in an apparent effort to show that the accuser engaged in sexual activity and drank alcohol without Jackson's involvement.
Jackson, 46, is accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy in February or March 2003 and plying him with wine. He is also charged with conspiring to hold the boy's family captive to get them to rebut a damaging documentary in which Jackson said he let children sleep in his bed but that it was non-sexual.
Thursday's witnesses were expected to include CNN talk show host Larry King. The defense said King will testify that an attorney who has represented the accuser's family had expressed doubts about their credibility.
On Wednesday, Rijo Jackson said that in 2003 he was with the brothers in a guest unit when they turned the TV to a channel showing naked women, began masturbating and suggested he do the same.
The witness said he declined and instead went to Michael Jackson's room to tell him what the boys were watching on TV.
"He didn't believe it. He thought they were cool and they wouldn't do that," Rijo.
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