Michael Jackson's Estate Wins Court Battle In Child Sex Trafficking Lawsuit

Michael Jackson's estate won a huge victory in court against four siblings who claimed the King of Pop raped and molested them as children A federal judge in California ruled Wednesday the "horrific" allegations the Cascio siblings Edward, Dominic, Marie-Nicole and Aldo made against Michael in their bombshell child sex trafficking lawsuit against the MJ estate must be handled in private arbitration, rather than a courtroom. In the decision, the judge found the 2019 settlement between the two parties which clearly stated that all disputes would be resolved in private arbitration is enforceable and left the court with no choice but to send the case to arbitration the Cascio siblings were close with MJ as kids, referring to him as "second family." When claims of pedophilia surfaced against MJ, the siblings became loyal defenders of the pop star in February 2026, when the siblings filed their lawsuit against Jackson's estate claiming MJ raped and molested them as children for more than a decade. The siblings said the 2019 HBO documentary, "Leaving Neverland," deprogrammed them and led to them recanting their previous support of MJ. MJ's estate categorically denied all sexual assault accusations and paid the siblings a reported $3.5 million settlement, but did not admit to any wrongdoing. That settlement contained the arbitration provision. Now, the judge's ruling forces the Cascios to settle their differences with the MJ estate in arbitration.

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