LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson called his trial on child molestation claims, "the hardest thing I've ever done in my life." Acquitted of all charges by a jury but convicted by public opinion, he spent the rest of his life trying to recover from the ordeal.
Jackson was acquitted at trial but never recovered
Sunday, June 28, 2009 | 4:09 p.m. CDT
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