But Bay....flip side is that when someone/company settles out of court it's usually for one of two reasons....one, to minimize negative publicity. Not the case here, it was too late for that. Two: to limit their liability because they know they would lose in court. Who knows if he did exactly what is purported, but he more than likely did something inappropriate and didn't want it to come out in court.
We are not talking about contaminating the environment with a biohazard or some similar crime where the "victim" is an anonymous "public." We are talking about your child. Suing in civil court in addition to criminal court makes perfect sense, but if you are willing to take money in exchange for your child being molested knowing and believing, in your heart, that the perpetrator is walking away free, in effect, you whored your child out. I do not believe the parent of a real victim would do that. Certainly, Michael is shall we say, out of touch with reality, but these people were after money and found him an easy mark. Macaulay Culkin has said that Michael had many opportunities to molest him and nothing ever happened. He called the charges against Michael "ridiculous."
The mother of the most recent "victim" claimed they were held hostage at Neverland and that their movements were strictly controlled. Meanwhile she was going on shopping sprees and getting her legs waxed at the spa on Michael's dime.
