Thread by @ncanarchist

List of children (boys and girls) that we know for sure was targeted, groomed or abused in one way or another by Michael Joseph Jackson from 1976 until 2003:

1.) Tatum O'Neal (1976-79): Met when Tatum was 12; MJ claimed later Tatum "seduced" him to which Tatum denied. (1/?)

2.) Brooke Shields (1979-84): Allegedly had pictures of a preteen and teenage Brooke on the wall of his room in Hayvenhurst. Met when she was 14. Brooke would claim MJ's attraction to her wore off as she got older. (2/?)

3.) Leif Garrett (1979): Once asked a 17-year-old Leif to teach him how to masturbate; Leif gave him his porn collection instead; Michael was 20, which leads to... (3/?)

4.) Terry George (1979-81): Sexually harassed 13-year-old Leeds fan Terry George on the phone by asking him if he masturbated; MJ changed the conversation once Terry became awfully quiet and nervous. (4/?)

5.) Stacy Lattisaw (1981): Handpicked by 22-year-old Michael to open for the Jackson 5's Triumph tour, Sondra Lattisaw felt MJ was getting "too close" to the 15-year-old singer and kept a close eye on her. (5/?)

6.) Jonathan Spence (1983-89): Witnesses recall odd behavior between the 25-year-old MJ and 10-year-old JS, which they deemed inappropriate. Later, a nude pic of a boy purported to be JS is found at MJ's home. (6/?)

7.) Emmanuel Lewis (1983-85): Once spent weeks at Emmanuel's family's house. Pictures of them in disturbing matters are later printed on In Touch magazine. Emmanuel's mother reportedly halted the friendship after MJ checked him and Lewis in as "father and son". (7/?)

8.) Sean Lennon (1983-90): One of the first celebrity boys that MJ befriends, a disturbing part of their friendship is revealed by Mark Ronson, who claims MJ allowed him and Sean porn on his TV. They were both around 11. (8/?)

9.) Soleil Moon Frye (1984): The actress formerly known as TV's Punky Brewster recalled in 2011 that when she was 8, she met MJ and they spent some time together alone in a Jacuzzi. (9/?)

10.) Two unnamed Mexican boys (mid-1980s): Around the "Thriller" era, MJ was reportedly investigated for sexually abusing two underage Mexican boys. The investigation was halted when MJ received an award from President Ronald Reagan (10/?)

11.) Jane Doe or "Gail" (1986-89): MJ reportedly sexually abused a 12-year-old girl all up until she reached 15 years old at Hayvenhurst. The girl may also be the one depicted in a biography by Ratt lead singer Stephen Pearcy. (11/?)

12.) Jason Francia (1987-90): Jason later testified in court that Michael had fondled his testicles while playing "tickling games". This continued until he was 10. In 1993, Jason and his mother Blanca, a former maid, was paid $2.5 million for hush money. (12/?)

13.) James Safechuck (1988-roughly 1993-94): The first of the children to travel all over the world with him, James would recall first being sexually abused by MJ at a stop in Paris. The frequent abuse slowed by 1992 but continued for roughly two more years. (13/?)

14.) Wade Robson (1990-96): One of MJ's youngest victims, Wade was sexually abused by MJ at age 7. The most intense period was between 7-8 years old but continued sporadically up until Wade was 14. (14/?)

15.) Macaulay Culkin (1991-94): At least two witnesses saw MJ being sexually abusive to the "Home Alone" star. After turning 14, the visits with MJ were less frequent. MJ later made Culkin godfather of his children. (15/?)

16.) Brett Barnes (1992-93): Brett infamously admitted to staying with MJ for a full year and a half and his sister claimed Brett slept with MJ for "450 nights". Witnesses saw MJ sexually abusing Brett (to which he's denied). Brett also admitted that MJ "kissed him". (16/?)

17.) Jordan Chandler (1993): Would be the first to publicly state that Michael sexually abused him between March and July 1993. MJ famously settled out of a civil court with the boy and his family for $25 million. (17/?)

18.) Frank Cascio (1993-2003): One of the longest-staying boys in MJ's life, Frank admitted to sleeping with MJ numerous times between age 13 and 23. MJ once made him a personal assistant when he turned 19. Would later be involved in the Gavin Arvizo case. (18/?)

19.) A four-year-old unnamed boy (1990s): Said to be after he settled with Jordan, a clerk at a NYC comic book store witnessed MJ being possessive of a four-year-old boy to the point he wanted to join him in the bathroom; the woman stopped him until the boy exited. (19/?)

20.) A six-year-old Germany boy (1990s): A German woman told Evan Chandler that MJ had sexually molested her six-year-old son after they met in Stuttgart. The boy quickly ran out of the hotel after the incident. (20/?)

21.) Anton Scheilter (1995-2006): Met in Germany where MJ performed on the show, "...wetten dass", MJ and the boy were frequently seen together. Anton was the subject of MJ's song "Speechless" after they engaged in a water balloon fight in Munich. (21/?)

22.) Omer Bhatti (1996-2009): Met in Tunisia while on the HIStory tour, Omer was 11 when MJ had him moved to Neverland from his hometown of Oslo under an assumed name to avoid detection from law enforcement. Omer was the last of MJ's boys in his life by his death. (22/?)

23.) Michael Jacobshagen (1998): First meeting in 1995, Jacobshagen would say MJ became sexually aggressive towards him when he was 14 but stopped short of masturbating him. Gave him a copy of the book "The Boy" with his inscriptions. (23/?)

24.) Corey Feldman (1980s): Corey would later admit that MJ showed him a book of nude adults with venereal diseases during a 2005 interview. 14 years later, admitted that he couldn't defend MJ after seeing Leaving Neverland and wonders if he was groomed by the singer. (24/?)

25.) Juju Etalab (2000s): Admitted to sleeping in MJ's bed when he was nine on the show "Michael Jackson's Boys" though he swears no sexual abuse occurred. (25/?)

26.) Gavin Arvizo (2003): MJ featured him in the infamous documentary "Living With Michael Jackson" where, holding Gavin's hand, he states he found nothing wrong sleeping with children. Gavin said MJ abused him weeks after the doc aired. Was also given alcohol. (26/?)

27.) Star Arvizo (2003): Star would claim in the trial against MJ that besides from sexually abusing Gavin, MJ once exposed himself to both Gavin and Star and trying to get Star to masturbate (he refused). Star would later accuse MJ of giving him access to porn and booze. (27/?)

28.) Aaron Carter (2003-04): Admitted MJ gave him wine when he was around 15 and caught him trying to sleep next to him in a cot in Neverland. (28/?)

So far, that's 28 incidents of inappropriate, questionable and sick behavior from Michael Jackson against underage children. And that doesn't even include the weird fixation on the woman who would become his wife (Lisa Marie) or his bizarre comments about children in general!