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Santa Barbara County (Calif.) authorities have issued a warrant for Michael Jackson's arrest, according to broadcast reports.
Ventre: Jackson still doesn't get it
KVBC-TV in Las Vegas also reports that the Las Vegas police confirm that there is an arrest warrant. The Las Vegas police, however, did not indicate, if they were poised to execute the warrant for Jackson's arrest. CNN and Court TV also reported that an arrest warrant has been issued.
Jackson is in Las Vegas to work on a new video. He was in Las Vegas on Tuesday when the search of his ranch took place.
As many as 70 law enforcement officials served a search warrant at Jackson's ranch and searched for evidence through the night as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, Sgt. Chris Pappas said. As of Wednesday morning, however, he said that no warrant had been issued for Jackson's arrest.
The Santa Barbara News-Press reported in Wednesday's editions that a county source confirmed the search stemmed from a child molestation allegation.
Court TV, citing unidentified sources, reported that the allegations were brought by a 12- or 13-year-old boy. And the television program "Celebrity Justice" said Tuesday that a therapist reported disclosures by a boy who spent time at Neverland and began therapy several months ago.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department would not elaborate on the purpose of Tuesday's search. The district attorney and sheriff planned to provide more details at a press conference Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.
Jackson, who reportedly was in Las Vegas when the search warrant was served, denounced media coverage in a statement released to The Associated Press by spokesman Stuart Backerman.
"I've seen lawyers who don't represent me and spokespeople who do not know me speaking for me. These characters always seem to surface with dreadful allegations just as another project, an album, a video is being released," the Jackson statement said, referring to Tuesday's release of a greatest hits album, "Number Ones."
Backerman refused to comment on any allegations and said neither he nor Jackson knew the details of the investigation.
PREVIOUS ALLEGATIONS
The 45-year-old singing superstar faced a child molestation investigation in 1993 in a case that never resulted in criminal charges. Jackson reportedly paid a multimillion dollar settlement in that case, but maintained his innocence.
The $12.3 million Neverland Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley has a mansion, its own zoo and amusement park, and has often been the site of children's parties.
Steve Manning, a Jackson family spokesman, briefly talked to reporters outside a Las Vegas recording studio and said Jackson was "holding up" and had his family's support.
In a television documentary broadcast on ABC earlier this year, Jackson said he had slept in a bed with many children. "When you say bed you're thinking sexual," the singer said during the interview. "It's not sexual, we're going to sleep. I tuck them in. ... It's very charming, it's very sweet."
Jackson caused an international uproar last year when he displayed his baby, Prince Michael II, to fans by dangling him briefly from a fourth-floor balcony in Germany. Jackson called the incident a "terrible mistake," and Berlin authorities said the actions were not punishable.
The singer had international hits with the albums "Thriller" (1982), "Bad" (1987) and "Dangerous" (1991) saw his career begin to collapse after the 1993 allegations.
His last studio album, "Invincible," sold about 2 million copies in the United States - great for most artists, especially veteran stars, but only so-so for the man who bills himself as the King of Pop.
Ventre: Jackson still doesn't get it
KVBC-TV in Las Vegas also reports that the Las Vegas police confirm that there is an arrest warrant. The Las Vegas police, however, did not indicate, if they were poised to execute the warrant for Jackson's arrest. CNN and Court TV also reported that an arrest warrant has been issued.
Jackson is in Las Vegas to work on a new video. He was in Las Vegas on Tuesday when the search of his ranch took place.
As many as 70 law enforcement officials served a search warrant at Jackson's ranch and searched for evidence through the night as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, Sgt. Chris Pappas said. As of Wednesday morning, however, he said that no warrant had been issued for Jackson's arrest.
The Santa Barbara News-Press reported in Wednesday's editions that a county source confirmed the search stemmed from a child molestation allegation.
Court TV, citing unidentified sources, reported that the allegations were brought by a 12- or 13-year-old boy. And the television program "Celebrity Justice" said Tuesday that a therapist reported disclosures by a boy who spent time at Neverland and began therapy several months ago.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department would not elaborate on the purpose of Tuesday's search. The district attorney and sheriff planned to provide more details at a press conference Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.
Jackson, who reportedly was in Las Vegas when the search warrant was served, denounced media coverage in a statement released to The Associated Press by spokesman Stuart Backerman.
"I've seen lawyers who don't represent me and spokespeople who do not know me speaking for me. These characters always seem to surface with dreadful allegations just as another project, an album, a video is being released," the Jackson statement said, referring to Tuesday's release of a greatest hits album, "Number Ones."
Backerman refused to comment on any allegations and said neither he nor Jackson knew the details of the investigation.
PREVIOUS ALLEGATIONS
The 45-year-old singing superstar faced a child molestation investigation in 1993 in a case that never resulted in criminal charges. Jackson reportedly paid a multimillion dollar settlement in that case, but maintained his innocence.
The $12.3 million Neverland Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley has a mansion, its own zoo and amusement park, and has often been the site of children's parties.
Steve Manning, a Jackson family spokesman, briefly talked to reporters outside a Las Vegas recording studio and said Jackson was "holding up" and had his family's support.
In a television documentary broadcast on ABC earlier this year, Jackson said he had slept in a bed with many children. "When you say bed you're thinking sexual," the singer said during the interview. "It's not sexual, we're going to sleep. I tuck them in. ... It's very charming, it's very sweet."
Jackson caused an international uproar last year when he displayed his baby, Prince Michael II, to fans by dangling him briefly from a fourth-floor balcony in Germany. Jackson called the incident a "terrible mistake," and Berlin authorities said the actions were not punishable.
The singer had international hits with the albums "Thriller" (1982), "Bad" (1987) and "Dangerous" (1991) saw his career begin to collapse after the 1993 allegations.
His last studio album, "Invincible," sold about 2 million copies in the United States - great for most artists, especially veteran stars, but only so-so for the man who bills himself as the King of Pop.
