Calls from Neverland

Earlier in the day, the stepfather of Jackson’s accuser denied under cross-examination that he once told police he did not believe the boy’s mother was in danger as she left the entertainer’s Neverland Ranch. The stepfather testified that the boy’s mother seemed distressed when she called from Neverland several times in February 2003, when the two were dating. He said that after one call, he told police the woman would be leaving Neverland and wanted to know if officers could intercept the car that was bringing her back to the Los Angeles area. Police told him they couldn’t do that, he said. Defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. noted that a police report said he told an officer he did not believe the mother was in any danger. "I am denying saying that" the stepfather testified. Source: AP/Reuters/eMJey