Judge rejects mental tests for Jackson accuser
A judge has refused to order the teenager who accuses Michael Jackson of molesting him to be examined by a psychiatrist.
Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville flatly denied the request by Jackson's lawyers and said during a pre-trial hearing that nothing would persuade him to change his mind.
Jackson did not attend the hearing.
The Thriller star is accused of molesting a boy under the age of 14 and plying him with alcohol to seduce him.
Prosecutors also allege he engaged in a cover-up with members of his staff to keep the boy and his family from reporting the abuse.
Jackson says he is innocent and the victim of a vendetta. The case continues.
