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NEW ORLEANS JUDGE TOSSES MIJAC MOLESTATION LAWSUIT: Man claimed singer touched him more than 20 years ago.
*A lawsuit filed against Michael Jackson by a Louisiana man who claimed the singer molested him over 20 years ago was thrown out by a federal judge on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon dismissed the suit brought by Joseph Bartucci Jr., who claimed he was lured into Jackson's limousine during the 1984 world's fair in New Orleans and held for nine days, during which he was both sexually and physically assaulted.
Bartucci says his recollection of the assault was repressed until 2003, when a television show about child molestation charges brought against Jackson in California triggered his memory. The lawsuit sought unspecified damages.
"I'm basically shocked," said Bartucci's lawyer, Louis Koerner. He had argued that Bartucci was so roughed up by Jackson's bodyguards — including having his head slammed on the pavement — that the trauma caused him to blank out all memory of it.
Jackson’s spokesman Brian Oxman couldn’t be happier with the dismissal, stating Monday: "We're pleased with the results. It's time to get on to new and better things."
In other MiJac news, an alternate juror from his child molestation trial last year decided to remove his notes taken during the proceedings off of the eBay auction block Saturday. After starting the bid at $550, it only went up to $701, reports Fox411.com.
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